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

Norway, at 2.84 years against 2.76 years in Cameroon as of 2023.

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

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.

Cameroon vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Cameroon

2.76 years

in 2023

Norway

2.84 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

198th

Norway rank

196th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Cameroon
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.84 years against 2.76 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Cameroon ranks 198th and Norway ranks 196th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.38 years	2.39 years	1.02 years	Norway
1960s	2.37 years	3.78 years	1.42 years	Norway
1970s	1.78 years	5.03 years	3.25 years	Norway
1980s	1.99 years	5.66 years	3.67 years	Norway
1990s	1.99 years	5.02 years	3.03 years	Norway
2000s	1.54 years	4.06 years	2.51 years	Norway
2010s	2.34 years	3.28 years	0.9444 years	Norway
2020s	2.76 years	2.84 years	0.0762 years	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cameroon or Norway?: Norway, at 2.84 years against 2.76 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cameroon and Norway?: 0.08 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Cameroon ranks 198th and Norway ranks 196th 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.