Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, France or South Africa?

France, at 5.01 years against 4.9 years in South Africa as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?

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 South Africa: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

France

5.01 years

in 2023

South Africa

4.9 years

in 2023

France rank

65th

South Africa rank

66th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

France
South Africa

How they compare

France currently reports 5.01 years against 4.9 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.11 years.

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

France ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 66th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.75 years	2.05 years	2.7 years	France
1960s	5.72 years	2.84 years	2.87 years	France
1970s	6.36 years	3.12 years	3.24 years	France
1980s	6.78 years	4.04 years	2.75 years	France
1990s	6.66 years	4.88 years	1.78 years	France
2000s	6.2 years	5.06 years	1.14 years	France
2010s	5.49 years	5.41 years	0.082 years	France
2020s	5.27 years	4.69 years	0.5768 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 South Africa?: France, at 5.01 years against 4.9 years in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between France and South Africa?: 0.11 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do France and South Africa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: France ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 66th 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.