Canada vs Ecuador: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Canada
3.65 years
in 2023
Ecuador
3.67 years
in 2023
Canada rank
143rd
Ecuador rank
142nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Canada
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.67 years against 3.65 years in Canada, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 143rd and Ecuador ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 years | 2.46 years | 1.22 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.91 years | 2.85 years | 2.06 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.78 years | 2.96 years | 2.82 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.67 years | 3.15 years | 2.53 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.06 years | 0.8966 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.09 years | 3.89 years | 0.1932 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.54 years | 3.32 years | 0.2209 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.98 years | 4.33 years | 0.3522 years | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Canada or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 3.67 years against 3.65 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Canada and Ecuador?
- 0.02 years, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ecuador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Ecuador rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Canada ranks 143rd and Ecuador ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.