Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Denmark or Kenya?

Kenya, at 3.53 years against 3.52 years in Denmark as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kenya?

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.

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

Denmark

3.52 years

in 2023

Kenya

3.53 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

155th

Kenya rank

153rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Denmark
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.53 years against 3.52 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Denmark ranks 155th and Kenya ranks 153rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.81 years	1.85 years	0.0432 years	Kenya
1960s	3.36 years	1.94 years	1.42 years	Denmark
1970s	4.66 years	2.39 years	2.27 years	Denmark
1980s	4.98 years	2.59 years	2.39 years	Denmark
1990s	4.28 years	1.8 years	2.48 years	Denmark
2000s	3.81 years	1.82 years	1.99 years	Denmark
2010s	3.56 years	3.06 years	0.4993 years	Denmark
2020s	3.43 years	3.72 years	0.2887 years	Kenya

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 Kenya?: Kenya, at 3.53 years against 3.52 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Denmark and Kenya?: 0.01 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kenya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Kenya rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Denmark ranks 155th and Kenya ranks 153rd 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.