Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Albania or Sweden?

Sweden, at 3.23 years against 3.13 years in Albania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sweden?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Sweden: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Albania

3.13 years

in 2023

Sweden

3.23 years

in 2023

Albania rank

174th

Sweden rank

172nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Albania
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.23 years against 3.13 years in Albania, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 174th and Sweden ranks 172nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.38 years	1.92 years	0.4609 years	Albania
1960s	3.27 years	3.21 years	0.0629 years	Albania
1970s	4.46 years	4.69 years	0.2291 years	Sweden
1980s	5.36 years	5.13 years	0.2233 years	Albania
1990s	4.89 years	4.57 years	0.3166 years	Albania
2000s	4.22 years	3.73 years	0.4871 years	Albania
2010s	3.51 years	3.11 years	0.4042 years	Albania
2020s	3.6 years	3.1 years	0.5029 years	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Albania or Sweden?: Sweden, at 3.23 years against 3.13 years in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Albania and Sweden?: 0.1 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and Sweden rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Albania ranks 174th and Sweden ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.