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

Mayotte, at 3.63 years against 3.58 years in Jamaica as of 2023.

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

0.05 years, with Mayotte ahead.

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

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.

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

Jamaica

3.58 years

in 2023

Mayotte

3.63 years

in 2023

Jamaica rank

147th

Mayotte rank

145th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Jamaica
Mayotte

How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 3.63 years against 3.58 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 147th and Mayotte ranks 145th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Mayotte in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Mayotte	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.99 years	1.69 years	0.3017 years	Jamaica
1960s	2.28 years	2.36 years	0.0858 years	Mayotte
1970s	2.49 years	2.93 years	0.4355 years	Mayotte
1980s	1.49 years	3.51 years	2.02 years	Mayotte
1990s	1.71 years	3.79 years	2.09 years	Mayotte
2000s	3.27 years	4.17 years	0.901 years	Mayotte
2010s	3.31 years	3.19 years	0.1229 years	Jamaica
2020s	3.55 years	3.91 years	0.3519 years	Mayotte

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Jamaica or Mayotte?: Mayotte, at 3.63 years against 3.58 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Jamaica and Mayotte?: 0.05 years, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mayotte?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Mayotte rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Jamaica ranks 147th and Mayotte ranks 145th 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.