Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ghana or Kiribati?

Ghana, at 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Kiribati as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kiribati?

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.

Ghana vs Kiribati: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Ghana

2.58 years

in 2023

Kiribati

2.51 years

in 2023

Ghana rank

206th

Kiribati rank

208th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ghana
Kiribati

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Kiribati, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Ghana ranks 206th and Kiribati ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.46 years	2.22 years	0.2404 years	Ghana
1960s	2.43 years	2.27 years	0.1638 years	Ghana
1970s	2.28 years	2.36 years	0.0805 years	Kiribati
1980s	2.04 years	2.41 years	0.3711 years	Kiribati
1990s	1.36 years	2.43 years	1.07 years	Kiribati
2000s	1.42 years	2.43 years	1.01 years	Kiribati
2010s	1.99 years	2.44 years	0.4565 years	Kiribati
2020s	2.55 years	2.65 years	0.0991 years	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ghana or Kiribati?: Ghana, at 2.58 years against 2.51 years in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ghana and Kiribati?: 0.07 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kiribati?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Kiribati rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ghana ranks 206th and Kiribati ranks 208th 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.