Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, China or Uzbekistan?

China, at 5.19 years against 5.11 years in Uzbekistan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uzbekistan?

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.

China vs Uzbekistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

China

5.19 years

in 2023

Uzbekistan

5.11 years

in 2023

China rank

59th

Uzbekistan rank

62nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

China
Uzbekistan

How they compare

China currently reports 5.19 years against 5.11 years in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 59th and Uzbekistan ranks 62nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Uzbekistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.55 years	2.19 years	1.35 years	China
1960s	3.62 years	2.53 years	1.1 years	China
1970s	3.45 years	2.95 years	0.495 years	China
1980s	3.74 years	3.55 years	0.1966 years	China
1990s	4.01 years	4.16 years	0.1532 years	Uzbekistan
2000s	4.27 years	4.31 years	0.033 years	Uzbekistan
2010s	4.76 years	4.78 years	0.0244 years	Uzbekistan
2020s	5.1 years	5.09 years	0.0146 years	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 Uzbekistan?: China, at 5.19 years against 5.11 years in Uzbekistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between China and Uzbekistan?: 0.08 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uzbekistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Uzbekistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: China ranks 59th and Uzbekistan ranks 62nd 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.