What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Denmark and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.02 years, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Syrian Arab Republic?

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 Syrian Arab Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Denmark

3.52 years

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

3.5 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

155th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

157th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Denmark
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3.52 years against 3.5 years in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Denmark ranks 155th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 157th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.81 years	2.64 years	0.8312 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1960s	3.36 years	1.8 years	1.55 years	Denmark
1970s	4.66 years	2.65 years	2 years	Denmark
1980s	4.98 years	3.07 years	1.91 years	Denmark
1990s	4.28 years	3.18 years	1.1 years	Denmark
2000s	3.81 years	3.14 years	0.6753 years	Denmark
2010s	3.56 years	4.52 years	0.9582 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	3.43 years	3.66 years	0.2271 years	Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?: Denmark, at 3.52 years against 3.5 years in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Denmark and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.02 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Syrian Arab Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Denmark ranks 155th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 157th 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.