Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Malaysia or Tokelau?

Malaysia, at 3.96 years against 3.88 years in Tokelau as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Malaysia and Tokelau?

0.08 years, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tokelau?

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.

Malaysia vs Tokelau: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Malaysia

3.96 years

in 2023

Tokelau

3.88 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

124th

Tokelau rank

127th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Malaysia
Tokelau

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.96 years against 3.88 years in Tokelau, a difference of 0.08 years.

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

Malaysia ranks 124th and Tokelau ranks 127th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Tokelau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Tokelau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.76 years	3.72 years	1.96 years	Tokelau
1960s	2.01 years	3.09 years	1.08 years	Tokelau
1970s	2.51 years	1.81 years	0.6988 years	Malaysia
1980s	3.26 years	1.67 years	1.59 years	Malaysia
1990s	3.54 years	2.67 years	0.8669 years	Malaysia
2000s	3.66 years	3.29 years	0.3753 years	Malaysia
2010s	3.82 years	3.73 years	0.0933 years	Malaysia
2020s	3.95 years	3.85 years	0.0993 years	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Malaysia or Tokelau?: Malaysia, at 3.96 years against 3.88 years in Tokelau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Malaysia and Tokelau?: 0.08 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tokelau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Tokelau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Malaysia ranks 124th and Tokelau ranks 127th 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.