Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Azerbaijan or Malawi?

Azerbaijan, 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 Azerbaijan and Malawi?

0.05 years, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malawi?

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.

Azerbaijan vs Malawi: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Azerbaijan

4.57 years

in 2023

Malawi

4.52 years

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

81st

Malawi rank

82nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Azerbaijan
Malawi

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 4.57 years against 4.52 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 81st and Malawi ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.47 years	1.64 years	2.83 years	Azerbaijan
1960s	4.53 years	1.61 years	2.92 years	Azerbaijan
1970s	4.54 years	1.92 years	2.62 years	Azerbaijan
1980s	4.45 years	2.48 years	1.97 years	Azerbaijan
1990s	5.41 years	1.71 years	3.7 years	Azerbaijan
2000s	4.54 years	2.38 years	2.16 years	Azerbaijan
2010s	4.8 years	3.84 years	0.9572 years	Azerbaijan
2020s	4.35 years	4.69 years	0.3432 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, Azerbaijan or Malawi?: Azerbaijan, 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 Azerbaijan and Malawi?: 0.05 years, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malawi?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Malawi rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Azerbaijan ranks 81st 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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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.