Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Chad or Eritrea?

Chad, at 2.2 years against 2.19 years in Eritrea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Eritrea?

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.

Chad vs Eritrea: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Chad

2.2 years

in 2023

Eritrea

2.19 years

in 2023

Chad rank

220th

Eritrea rank

221st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Chad
Eritrea

How they compare

Chad currently reports 2.2 years against 2.19 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Chad ranks 220th and Eritrea ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.01 years	1.92 years	0.0931 years	Chad
1960s	2.16 years	2.09 years	0.0695 years	Chad
1970s	2.76 years	2.5 years	0.2577 years	Chad
1980s	3.19 years	2.42 years	0.7706 years	Chad
1990s	2.04 years	2.39 years	0.3493 years	Eritrea
2000s	1.39 years	1.84 years	0.4457 years	Eritrea
2010s	1.59 years	2.09 years	0.5003 years	Eritrea
2020s	2.22 years	2.35 years	0.1349 years	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Chad or Eritrea?: Chad, at 2.2 years against 2.19 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Chad and Eritrea?: 0.01 years, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Eritrea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Eritrea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Chad ranks 220th and Eritrea ranks 221st 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.