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

Malaysia, at 3.96 years against 3.9 years in Vanuatu as of 2023.

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

0.06 years, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia 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.

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

Malaysia

3.96 years

in 2023

Vanuatu

3.9 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

124th

Vanuatu rank

126th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Malaysia
Vanuatu

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.96 years against 3.9 years in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Malaysia ranks 124th and Vanuatu ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.76 years	2.44 years	0.6787 years	Vanuatu
1960s	2.01 years	2.56 years	0.5518 years	Vanuatu
1970s	2.51 years	2.89 years	0.377 years	Vanuatu
1980s	3.26 years	3.64 years	0.386 years	Vanuatu
1990s	3.54 years	3.93 years	0.3934 years	Vanuatu
2000s	3.66 years	3.65 years	0.013 years	Malaysia
2010s	3.82 years	3.97 years	0.1466 years	Vanuatu
2020s	3.95 years	4.05 years	0.0947 years	Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?: Malaysia, at 3.96 years against 3.9 years in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Malaysia and Vanuatu?: 0.06 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Vanuatu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Malaysia ranks 124th 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.