China vs Portugal: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
China
5.19 years
in 2023
Portugal
5.23 years
in 2023
China rank
59th
Portugal rank
56th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.23 years against 5.19 years in China, a difference of 0.04 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
China ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 years | 4.03 years | 0.4811 years | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.62 years | 4.38 years | 0.7613 years | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.45 years | 4.79 years | 1.35 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.74 years | 5.21 years | 1.47 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.01 years | 5.33 years | 1.32 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.27 years | 5.46 years | 1.18 years | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.76 years | 5.48 years | 0.7209 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 5.37 years | 0.2645 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, China or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.23 years against 5.19 years in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between China and Portugal?
- 0.04 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- China ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 56th 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.