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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon 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.

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

Cameroon

2.76 years

in 2023

Zambia

2.84 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

198th

Zambia rank

195th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Cameroon
Zambia

How they compare

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

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

Cameroon ranks 198th and Zambia ranks 195th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.38 years	1.85 years	0.47 years	Zambia
1960s	2.37 years	1.94 years	0.4287 years	Cameroon
1970s	1.78 years	2.13 years	0.3499 years	Zambia
1980s	1.99 years	2.42 years	0.4342 years	Zambia
1990s	1.99 years	1.45 years	0.5442 years	Cameroon
2000s	1.54 years	1.34 years	0.2027 years	Cameroon
2010s	2.34 years	2.64 years	0.2987 years	Zambia
2020s	2.76 years	3.23 years	0.4744 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, Cameroon or Zambia?: Zambia, 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 Zambia?: 0.08 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Cameroon ranks 198th 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.