Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Luxembourg or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 3.9 years against 3.86 years in Luxembourg as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Luxembourg and Vanuatu?

0.04 years, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Vanuatu?

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.

Luxembourg vs Vanuatu: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Luxembourg

3.86 years

in 2023

Vanuatu

3.9 years

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

129th

Vanuatu rank

126th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Luxembourg
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 3.9 years against 3.86 years in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 129th and Vanuatu ranks 126th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.37 years	2.44 years	0.9309 years	Luxembourg
1960s	4.74 years	2.56 years	2.17 years	Luxembourg
1970s	5.4 years	2.89 years	2.52 years	Luxembourg
1980s	5.69 years	3.64 years	2.05 years	Luxembourg
1990s	5.44 years	3.93 years	1.51 years	Luxembourg
2000s	4.71 years	3.65 years	1.06 years	Luxembourg
2010s	4.17 years	3.97 years	0.1971 years	Luxembourg
2020s	4.06 years	4.05 years	0.0119 years	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Luxembourg or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 3.9 years against 3.86 years in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Luxembourg and Vanuatu?: 0.04 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Vanuatu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Luxembourg ranks 129th and Vanuatu ranks 126th 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.