China vs Taiwan, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
China
5.19 years
in 2023
Taiwan, China
5.22 years
in 2023
China rank
59th
Taiwan, China rank
57th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- China
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 5.22 years against 5.19 years in China, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
China ranks 59th and Taiwan, China ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 years | 4.49 years | 0.944 years | Taiwan, China |
| 1960s | 3.62 years | 4.19 years | 0.566 years | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 3.45 years | 3.64 years | 0.1957 years | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 3.74 years | 3.47 years | 0.2761 years | China |
| 1990s | 4.01 years | 4.13 years | 0.121 years | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 4.27 years | 5.02 years | 0.7442 years | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 4.76 years | 5.68 years | 0.9264 years | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 5.1 years | 5.56 years | 0.4609 years | Taiwan, China |
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 Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 5.22 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 Taiwan, China?
- 0.03 years, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Taiwan, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- China ranks 59th and Taiwan, China ranks 57th 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.