Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Colombia or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 3.58 years against 3.55 years in Colombia as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Colombia and Jamaica?

0.03 years, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?

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.

Colombia vs Jamaica: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Colombia

3.55 years

in 2023

Jamaica

3.58 years

in 2023

Colombia rank

149th

Jamaica rank

147th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Colombia
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.58 years against 3.55 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 149th and Jamaica ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.48 years	1.99 years	0.4897 years	Colombia
1960s	2.22 years	2.28 years	0.0531 years	Jamaica
1970s	2.94 years	2.49 years	0.4466 years	Colombia
1980s	3.6 years	1.49 years	2.12 years	Colombia
1990s	3.98 years	1.71 years	2.27 years	Colombia
2000s	3.87 years	3.27 years	0.5952 years	Colombia
2010s	3.59 years	3.31 years	0.2811 years	Colombia
2020s	4.17 years	3.55 years	0.6183 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 Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 3.58 years against 3.55 years in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Colombia and Jamaica?: 0.03 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Jamaica rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Colombia ranks 149th and Jamaica ranks 147th 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.