Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cambodia or Zambia?

Cambodia, at 2.85 years against 2.84 years in Zambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cambodia and Zambia?

0.01 years, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zambia?

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.

Cambodia vs Zambia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Cambodia

2.85 years

in 2023

Zambia

2.84 years

in 2023

Cambodia rank

194th

Zambia rank

195th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Cambodia
Zambia

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 2.85 years against 2.84 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 194th and Zambia ranks 195th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.9611 years	1.85 years	0.8841 years	Zambia
1960s	1.64 years	1.94 years	0.2945 years	Zambia
1970s	4.68 years	2.13 years	2.56 years	Cambodia
1980s	3.4 years	2.42 years	0.9792 years	Cambodia
1990s	2.39 years	1.45 years	0.9414 years	Cambodia
2000s	2.24 years	1.34 years	0.9002 years	Cambodia
2010s	2.54 years	2.64 years	0.0946 years	Zambia
2020s	2.91 years	3.23 years	0.3281 years	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cambodia or Zambia?: Cambodia, at 2.85 years against 2.84 years in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cambodia and Zambia?: 0.01 years, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Zambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Cambodia ranks 194th and Zambia ranks 195th 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.