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

Libya, at 2.87 years against 2.85 years in Yemen as of 2023.

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

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 Yemen: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Libya

2.87 years

in 2023

Yemen

2.85 years

in 2023

Libya rank

190th

Yemen rank

192nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Libya
Yemen

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.87 years against 2.85 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Libya ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.92 years	4.12 years	1.2 years	Yemen
1960s	1.94 years	4.03 years	2.09 years	Yemen
1970s	2.69 years	3.24 years	0.5443 years	Yemen
1980s	3.36 years	2.88 years	0.4774 years	Libya
1990s	3.1 years	2.76 years	0.3454 years	Libya
2000s	3.38 years	2.66 years	0.7169 years	Libya
2010s	4.4 years	3.03 years	1.36 years	Libya
2020s	4.18 years	3.27 years	0.9089 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 Yemen?: Libya, at 2.87 years against 2.85 years in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Libya and Yemen?: 0.02 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Yemen rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Libya ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 192nd 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.