Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Libya or Senegal?

Libya, at 2.87 years against 2.86 years in Senegal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Senegal?

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.

Libya vs Senegal: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Libya

2.87 years

in 2023

Senegal

2.86 years

in 2023

Libya rank

190th

Senegal rank

191st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Libya
Senegal

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.87 years against 2.86 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.01 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 190th and Senegal ranks 191st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.92 years	1.38 years	1.53 years	Libya
1960s	1.94 years	1.4 years	0.5456 years	Libya
1970s	2.69 years	1.6 years	1.09 years	Libya
1980s	3.36 years	2.1 years	1.26 years	Libya
1990s	3.1 years	2.25 years	0.8516 years	Libya
2000s	3.38 years	2.46 years	0.917 years	Libya
2010s	4.4 years	2.75 years	1.65 years	Libya
2020s	4.18 years	3.02 years	1.16 years	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Libya or Senegal?: Libya, at 2.87 years against 2.86 years in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Libya and Senegal?: 0.01 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Senegal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Senegal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Libya ranks 190th and Senegal ranks 191st 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.