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

Ethiopia, at 3.41 years against 3.36 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.

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

0.05 years, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

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 Tajikistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Ethiopia

3.41 years

in 2023

Tajikistan

3.36 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

160th

Tajikistan rank

161st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ethiopia
Tajikistan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.41 years against 3.36 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.05 years.

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

Ethiopia ranks 160th and Tajikistan ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.01 years	2.03 years	1.99 years	Ethiopia
1960s	4.04 years	2.16 years	1.89 years	Ethiopia
1970s	4.01 years	2.36 years	1.65 years	Ethiopia
1980s	2.85 years	2.68 years	0.1661 years	Ethiopia
1990s	1.02 years	3.49 years	2.48 years	Tajikistan
2000s	1.44 years	3.31 years	1.88 years	Tajikistan
2010s	2.66 years	3.49 years	0.8265 years	Tajikistan
2020s	3.45 years	3.49 years	0.0394 years	Tajikistan

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 Tajikistan?: Ethiopia, at 3.41 years against 3.36 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ethiopia and Tajikistan?: 0.05 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Tajikistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ethiopia ranks 160th and Tajikistan ranks 161st 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.