Cook Islands vs Namibia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Cook Islands
5.78 years
in 2023
Namibia
5.81 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
38th
Namibia rank
37th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Cook Islands
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.81 years against 5.78 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 years | 1.94 years | 0.1523 years | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 2.18 years | 0.7341 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 3.78 years | 2.89 years | 0.8865 years | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 4.82 years | 5.75 years | 0.9271 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 5 years | 3.63 years | 1.37 years | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 3.44 years | 2.46 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 5.97 years | 5.09 years | 0.8772 years | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 5.77 years | 5.76 years | 0.0135 years | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cook Islands or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 5.81 years against 5.78 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cook Islands and Namibia?
- 0.03 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Namibia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Cook Islands ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 37th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.