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

South Africa, at 4.9 years against 4.88 years in Hong Kong as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Hong Kong and South Africa?

0.02 years, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong 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.

Hong Kong vs South Africa: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Hong Kong

4.88 years

in 2023

South Africa

4.9 years

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

67th

South Africa rank

66th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Hong Kong
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.9 years against 4.88 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Hong Kong ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 66th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8.37 years	2.05 years	6.32 years	Hong Kong
1960s	6.67 years	2.84 years	3.82 years	Hong Kong
1970s	5.95 years	3.12 years	2.83 years	Hong Kong
1980s	5.1 years	4.04 years	1.07 years	Hong Kong
1990s	5.29 years	4.88 years	0.4099 years	Hong Kong
2000s	5.38 years	5.06 years	0.3229 years	Hong Kong
2010s	5.38 years	5.41 years	0.0292 years	South Africa
2020s	4.23 years	4.69 years	0.4659 years	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Hong Kong or South Africa?: South Africa, at 4.9 years against 4.88 years in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Hong Kong and South Africa?: 0.02 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and South Africa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Hong Kong ranks 67th 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.