Colombia vs Egypt: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Colombia
3.55 years
in 2023
Egypt
3.53 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
149th
Egypt rank
152nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.55 years against 3.53 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 149th and Egypt ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 years | 4.05 years | 1.57 years | Egypt |
| 1960s | 2.22 years | 4.54 years | 2.32 years | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.94 years | 4.29 years | 1.35 years | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.6 years | 3.58 years | 0.0232 years | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3.98 years | 3.27 years | 0.7108 years | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.87 years | 4.03 years | 0.1696 years | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.59 years | 3.77 years | 0.1834 years | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.17 years | 3.32 years | 0.8511 years | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Colombia or Egypt?
- Colombia, at 3.55 years against 3.53 years in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.02 years, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Colombia ranks 149th and Egypt ranks 152nd 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.