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

Chad, at 2.2 years against 2.12 years in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

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

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 Sierra Leone: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Chad

2.2 years

in 2023

Sierra Leone

2.12 years

in 2023

Chad rank

220th

Sierra Leone rank

223rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Chad
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Chad currently reports 2.2 years against 2.12 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 220th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.01 years	1.34 years	0.6706 years	Chad
1960s	2.16 years	1.28 years	0.8806 years	Chad
1970s	2.76 years	1.43 years	1.33 years	Chad
1980s	3.19 years	1.53 years	1.66 years	Chad
1990s	2.04 years	1.96 years	0.0814 years	Chad
2000s	1.39 years	1.64 years	0.2542 years	Sierra Leone
2010s	1.59 years	1.56 years	0.0232 years	Chad
2020s	2.22 years	2.07 years	0.1491 years	Chad

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 Sierra Leone?: Chad, at 2.2 years against 2.12 years in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Chad and Sierra Leone?: 0.08 years, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Chad ranks 220th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd 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.