Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Brazil
4.11 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
4.14 years
in 2023
Brazil rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
109th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.14 years against 4.11 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Brazil ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.77 years | 3.27 years | 0.5072 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.79 years | 3.22 years | 0.4257 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 3.27 years | 0.3193 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.08 years | 3.43 years | 0.3446 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.85 years | 3.32 years | 0.5329 years | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.24 years | 3.21 years | 1.03 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.2 years | 3.88 years | 0.3225 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.23 years | 4.3 years | 0.0706 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.14 years against 4.11 years in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.03 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Brazil ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 109th 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.