Denmark vs Gabon: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Denmark
3.52 years
in 2023
Gabon
3.46 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
155th
Gabon rank
158th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Denmark
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3.52 years against 3.46 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Denmark ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Gabon Difference Ahead
1950s 1.81 years 3.13 years 1.33 years Gabon
1960s 3.36 years 3.25 years 0.1105 years Denmark
1970s 4.66 years 3.33 years 1.33 years Denmark
1980s 4.98 years 2.89 years 2.09 years Denmark
1990s 4.28 years 1.86 years 2.42 years Denmark
2000s 3.81 years 2.03 years 1.79 years Denmark
2010s 3.56 years 2.9 years 0.6593 years Denmark
2020s 3.43 years 3.48 years 0.0509 years Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Denmark or Gabon?
Denmark, at 3.52 years against 3.46 years in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Denmark and Gabon?
0.06 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Gabon?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Gabon rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Denmark ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 158th 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
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