Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 2.58 years against 2.58 years in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?

0 years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire 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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Côte d'Ivoire

2.58 years

in 2023

Ghana

2.58 years

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

205th

Ghana rank

206th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 2.58 years against 2.58 years in Ghana, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 205th and Ghana ranks 206th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.46 years	2.46 years	0.999 years	Ghana
1960s	1.7 years	2.43 years	0.7322 years	Ghana
1970s	2.03 years	2.28 years	0.2473 years	Ghana
1980s	2.67 years	2.04 years	0.6311 years	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	1.8 years	1.36 years	0.434 years	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	1.2 years	1.42 years	0.2161 years	Ghana
2010s	2.09 years	1.99 years	0.1084 years	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	2.5 years	2.55 years	0.0533 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 2.58 years against 2.58 years in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 0 years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 205th 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.