Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ethiopia or Israel?

Ethiopia, at 3.41 years against 3.35 years in Israel as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ethiopia and Israel?

0.06 years, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Israel?

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.

Ethiopia vs Israel: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Ethiopia

3.41 years

in 2023

Israel

3.35 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

160th

Israel rank

162nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ethiopia
Israel

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.41 years against 3.35 years in Israel, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Ethiopia ranks 160th and Israel ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.01 years	2.07 years	1.94 years	Ethiopia
1960s	4.04 years	2.07 years	1.98 years	Ethiopia
1970s	4.01 years	2.71 years	1.3 years	Ethiopia
1980s	2.85 years	3.11 years	0.2597 years	Israel
1990s	1.02 years	3.15 years	2.14 years	Israel
2000s	1.44 years	3.22 years	1.78 years	Israel
2010s	2.66 years	3.21 years	0.5555 years	Israel
2020s	3.45 years	3.51 years	0.0522 years	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ethiopia or Israel?: Ethiopia, at 3.41 years against 3.35 years in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ethiopia and Israel?: 0.06 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Israel?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Israel rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ethiopia ranks 160th and Israel ranks 162nd 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.