Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bhutan or Sudan?

Sudan, at 3.1 years against 3.07 years in Bhutan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sudan?

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.

Bhutan vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Bhutan

3.07 years

in 2023

Sudan

3.1 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

178th

Sudan rank

176th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Bhutan
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 3.1 years against 3.07 years in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 178th and Sudan ranks 176th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.05 years	1.1 years	0.9465 years	Bhutan
1960s	2.1 years	1.55 years	0.5421 years	Bhutan
1970s	2.04 years	1.82 years	0.2233 years	Bhutan
1980s	2.12 years	2.7 years	0.5758 years	Sudan
1990s	2.25 years	2.73 years	0.4783 years	Sudan
2000s	2.34 years	2.76 years	0.4209 years	Sudan
2010s	2.55 years	2.83 years	0.2832 years	Sudan
2020s	2.97 years	3.06 years	0.0913 years	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bhutan or Sudan?: Sudan, at 3.1 years against 3.07 years in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bhutan and Sudan?: 0.03 years, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Bhutan ranks 178th and Sudan ranks 176th 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.