How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic 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.

Central African Republic vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Central African Republic

2.7 years

in 2023

Norway

2.84 years

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

199th

Norway rank

196th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Central African Republic
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.84 years against 2.7 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.14 years.

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

Central African Republic ranks 199th and Norway ranks 196th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.44 years	2.39 years	0.9586 years	Norway
1960s	1.54 years	3.78 years	2.24 years	Norway
1970s	1.8 years	5.03 years	3.23 years	Norway
1980s	2.3 years	5.66 years	3.36 years	Norway
1990s	2.1 years	5.02 years	2.92 years	Norway
2000s	1.58 years	4.06 years	2.48 years	Norway
2010s	2.98 years	3.28 years	0.2987 years	Norway
2020s	4.04 years	2.84 years	1.21 years	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Central African Republic or Norway?: Norway, at 2.84 years against 2.7 years in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Central African Republic and Norway?: 0.14 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Central African Republic ranks 199th 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.