American Samoa vs Malawi: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
American Samoa
4.57 years
in 2023
Malawi
4.52 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
80th
Malawi rank
82nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- American Samoa
- Malawi
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 4.57 years against 4.52 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6 years | 1.64 years | 0.9559 years | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 2.01 years | 1.61 years | 0.3935 years | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 3.15 years | 1.92 years | 1.23 years | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 3.49 years | 2.48 years | 1 years | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.72 years | 1.71 years | 3.01 years | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.35 years | 2.38 years | 1.97 years | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.27 years | 3.84 years | 0.4314 years | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.61 years | 4.69 years | 0.0808 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, American Samoa or Malawi?
- American Samoa, at 4.57 years against 4.52 years in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between American Samoa and Malawi?
- 0.05 years, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Malawi rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- American Samoa ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 82nd 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.