Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, France or Hong Kong, China?

France, at 5.01 years against 4.88 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Hong Kong, China?

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.

France vs Hong Kong, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

France

5.01 years

in 2023

Hong Kong, China

4.88 years

in 2023

France rank

65th

Hong Kong, China rank

67th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

France
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

France currently reports 5.01 years against 4.88 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

France ranks 65th and Hong Kong, China ranks 67th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.75 years	8.37 years	3.62 years	Hong Kong, China
1960s	5.72 years	6.67 years	0.9524 years	Hong Kong, China
1970s	6.36 years	5.95 years	0.4134 years	France
1980s	6.78 years	5.1 years	1.68 years	France
1990s	6.66 years	5.29 years	1.37 years	France
2000s	6.2 years	5.38 years	0.814 years	France
2010s	5.49 years	5.38 years	0.1113 years	France
2020s	5.27 years	4.23 years	1.04 years	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, France or Hong Kong, China?: France, at 5.01 years against 4.88 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between France and Hong Kong, China?: 0.13 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Hong Kong, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do France and Hong Kong, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: France ranks 65th and Hong Kong, China ranks 67th 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.