Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cyprus or Italy?

Italy, at 3.79 years against 3.75 years in Cyprus as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Italy?

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.

Cyprus vs Italy: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Cyprus

3.75 years

in 2023

Italy

3.79 years

in 2023

Cyprus rank

136th

Italy rank

133rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Cyprus
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.79 years against 3.75 years in Cyprus, a difference of 0.04 years.

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

Cyprus ranks 136th and Italy ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.38 years	2.98 years	1.39 years	Cyprus
1960s	4.39 years	4.19 years	0.197 years	Cyprus
1970s	4.73 years	5.12 years	0.3979 years	Italy
1980s	4.13 years	5.6 years	1.47 years	Italy
1990s	4.34 years	5.39 years	1.05 years	Italy
2000s	4.56 years	4.84 years	0.2802 years	Italy
2010s	4.3 years	4.12 years	0.1769 years	Cyprus
2020s	4.09 years	4.1 years	0.0125 years	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cyprus or Italy?: Italy, at 3.79 years against 3.75 years in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cyprus and Italy?: 0.04 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Italy?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Italy rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Cyprus ranks 136th and Italy ranks 133rd 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.