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

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

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

0.06 years, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

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 New Caledonia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Ethiopia

3.41 years

in 2023

New Caledonia

3.35 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

160th

New Caledonia rank

163rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ethiopia
New Caledonia

How they compare

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

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

Ethiopia ranks 160th and New Caledonia ranks 163rd of 236 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.01 years	4.17 years	0.1592 years	New Caledonia
1960s	4.04 years	4.38 years	0.335 years	New Caledonia
1970s	4.01 years	4.65 years	0.638 years	New Caledonia
1980s	2.85 years	4.96 years	2.11 years	New Caledonia
1990s	1.02 years	4.75 years	3.73 years	New Caledonia
2000s	1.44 years	4.12 years	2.68 years	New Caledonia
2010s	2.66 years	3.69 years	1.03 years	New Caledonia
2020s	3.45 years	3.75 years	0.2966 years	New Caledonia

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 New Caledonia?: Ethiopia, at 3.41 years against 3.35 years in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ethiopia and New Caledonia?: 0.06 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and New Caledonia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ethiopia ranks 160th and New Caledonia ranks 163rd 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.