Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cuba or Tunisia?

Cuba, at 4.23 years against 4.17 years in Tunisia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tunisia?

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.

Cuba vs Tunisia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Cuba

4.23 years

in 2023

Tunisia

4.17 years

in 2023

Cuba rank

104th

Tunisia rank

106th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Cuba
Tunisia

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 4.23 years against 4.17 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Cuba ranks 104th and Tunisia ranks 106th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.51 years	1.95 years	0.5577 years	Cuba
1960s	2.55 years	1.81 years	0.7409 years	Cuba
1970s	2.37 years	2.24 years	0.1315 years	Cuba
1980s	2.98 years	2.61 years	0.3708 years	Cuba
1990s	2.99 years	3.2 years	0.2135 years	Tunisia
2000s	3.34 years	3.7 years	0.3566 years	Tunisia
2010s	3.66 years	3.91 years	0.2529 years	Tunisia
2020s	4.39 years	4.29 years	0.1037 years	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cuba or Tunisia?: Cuba, at 4.23 years against 4.17 years in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cuba and Tunisia?: 0.06 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tunisia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Tunisia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Cuba ranks 104th and Tunisia ranks 106th 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.