Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo or Ghana?

Ghana, at 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Congo as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?

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.

Congo vs Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Congo

2.51 years

in 2023

Ghana

2.58 years

in 2023

Congo rank

209th

Ghana rank

206th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Congo
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Congo, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Congo ranks 209th and Ghana ranks 206th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.8 years	2.46 years	0.6642 years	Ghana
1960s	2.1 years	2.43 years	0.3359 years	Ghana
1970s	2.39 years	2.28 years	0.1166 years	Congo
1980s	2.34 years	2.04 years	0.3098 years	Congo
1990s	1.57 years	1.36 years	0.2117 years	Congo
2000s	1.13 years	1.42 years	0.2863 years	Ghana
2010s	2.08 years	1.99 years	0.0984 years	Congo
2020s	2.51 years	2.55 years	0.045 years	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo or Ghana?: Ghana, at 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Congo and Ghana?: 0.07 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Congo ranks 209th and Ghana ranks 206th 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.