Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Burkina Faso
2.68 years
in 2023
Central African Republic
2.7 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
201st
Central African Republic rank
199th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 2.7 years against 2.68 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 201st and Central African Republic ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Central African Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.57 years | 1.44 years | 0.1297 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1.78 years | 1.54 years | 0.2343 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1.96 years | 1.8 years | 0.1594 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1.82 years | 2.3 years | 0.4823 years | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 1.96 years | 2.1 years | 0.1422 years | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 2.27 years | 1.58 years | 0.6979 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.43 years | 2.98 years | 0.5533 years | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 2.69 years | 4.04 years | 1.35 years | Central African Republic |
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 Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 2.7 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 Central African Republic?
- 0.02 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Burkina Faso ranks 201st and Central African Republic ranks 199th 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.