Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bulgaria or Poland?

Poland, at 6.36 years against 6.28 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?

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.

Bulgaria vs Poland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Bulgaria

6.28 years

in 2023

Poland

6.36 years

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

21st

Poland rank

18th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Bulgaria
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6.36 years against 6.28 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.08 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.2 years	3.66 years	1.46 years	Poland
1960s	2.51 years	4.26 years	1.75 years	Poland
1970s	3.36 years	5.38 years	2.02 years	Poland
1980s	4.54 years	6.33 years	1.79 years	Poland
1990s	5.53 years	6.95 years	1.42 years	Poland
2000s	5.87 years	7.01 years	1.14 years	Poland
2010s	6.11 years	6.68 years	0.5668 years	Poland
2020s	6.38 years	6.72 years	0.3393 years	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bulgaria or Poland?: Poland, at 6.36 years against 6.28 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bulgaria and Poland?: 0.08 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Bulgaria ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th 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.