Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ireland or Jamaica?

Ireland, at 3.6 years against 3.58 years in Jamaica as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ireland and Jamaica?

0.02 years, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Jamaica?

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.

Ireland vs Jamaica: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Ireland

3.6 years

in 2023

Jamaica

3.58 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

146th

Jamaica rank

147th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ireland
Jamaica

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 3.6 years against 3.58 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.32 years	1.99 years	0.3233 years	Ireland
1960s	3.32 years	2.28 years	1.04 years	Ireland
1970s	4.17 years	2.49 years	1.68 years	Ireland
1980s	4.76 years	1.49 years	3.28 years	Ireland
1990s	4.61 years	1.71 years	2.91 years	Ireland
2000s	4.03 years	3.27 years	0.7647 years	Ireland
2010s	3.4 years	3.31 years	0.0954 years	Ireland
2020s	3.43 years	3.55 years	0.1286 years	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ireland or Jamaica?: Ireland, at 3.6 years against 3.58 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ireland and Jamaica?: 0.02 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Jamaica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Jamaica rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ireland ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 147th 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.