Bahamas vs China: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Bahamas
5.14 years
in 2023
China
5.19 years
in 2023
Bahamas rank
61st
China rank
59th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Bahamas
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 5.19 years against 5.14 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 61st and China ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 7 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.36 years | 3.55 years | 0.8161 years | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 4.57 years | 3.62 years | 0.9517 years | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 4.92 years | 3.45 years | 1.48 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 5.46 years | 3.74 years | 1.72 years | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 5.28 years | 4.01 years | 1.27 years | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 4.83 years | 4.27 years | 0.5566 years | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 4.92 years | 4.76 years | 0.1627 years | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 5.08 years | 5.1 years | 0.0186 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bahamas or China?
- China, at 5.19 years against 5.14 years in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bahamas and China?
- 0.05 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Bahamas ranks 61st and China ranks 59th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.