Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cape Verde or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 5.48 years against 5.32 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?

0.16 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?

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.

Cape Verde vs Saint Lucia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Cape Verde

5.32 years

in 2023

Saint Lucia

5.48 years

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

53rd

Saint Lucia rank

50th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Cape Verde
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 5.48 years against 5.32 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Saint Lucia ranks 50th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.41 years	2.28 years	0.1289 years	Cape Verde
1960s	2.03 years	2.42 years	0.3923 years	Saint Lucia
1970s	2.34 years	3.5 years	1.16 years	Saint Lucia
1980s	3.55 years	3.88 years	0.3284 years	Saint Lucia
1990s	4.94 years	3.84 years	1.1 years	Cape Verde
2000s	5.51 years	4.72 years	0.7928 years	Cape Verde
2010s	5.53 years	4.87 years	0.6558 years	Cape Verde
2020s	5.92 years	5.62 years	0.3023 years	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cape Verde or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 5.48 years against 5.32 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?: 0.16 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Saint Lucia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Saint Lucia ranks 50th 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.