Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Malawi or Philippines?

Malawi, at 4.52 years against 4.51 years in Philippines as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Philippines?

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.

Malawi vs Philippines: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Malawi

4.52 years

in 2023

Philippines

4.51 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

82nd

Philippines rank

83rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Malawi
Philippines

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.52 years against 4.51 years in Philippines, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Malawi ranks 82nd and Philippines ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.64 years	2.09 years	0.4449 years	Philippines
1960s	1.61 years	2.87 years	1.25 years	Philippines
1970s	1.92 years	3.4 years	1.49 years	Philippines
1980s	2.48 years	3.99 years	1.5 years	Philippines
1990s	1.71 years	4.57 years	2.86 years	Philippines
2000s	2.38 years	5.16 years	2.78 years	Philippines
2010s	3.84 years	4.85 years	1.01 years	Philippines
2020s	4.69 years	4.38 years	0.3123 years	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Malawi or Philippines?: Malawi, at 4.52 years against 4.51 years in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Malawi and Philippines?: 0.01 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Philippines?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Philippines rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Malawi ranks 82nd and Philippines ranks 83rd 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.