Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 2.76 years against 2.68 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

0.08 years, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Burkina Faso

2.68 years

in 2023

Cameroon

2.76 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

201st

Cameroon rank

198th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.76 years against 2.68 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 201st and Cameroon ranks 198th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.57 years	1.38 years	0.19 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	1.78 years	2.37 years	0.5893 years	Cameroon
1970s	1.96 years	1.78 years	0.1847 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	1.82 years	1.99 years	0.1671 years	Cameroon
1990s	1.96 years	1.99 years	0.0284 years	Cameroon
2000s	2.27 years	1.54 years	0.7309 years	Burkina Faso
2010s	2.43 years	2.34 years	0.0924 years	Burkina Faso
2020s	2.69 years	2.76 years	0.0695 years	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 2.76 years against 2.68 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 0.08 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Burkina Faso ranks 201st and Cameroon ranks 198th 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.