Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Malta or Uganda?

Malta, at 4.41 years against 4.37 years in Uganda as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uganda?

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.

Malta vs Uganda: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Malta

4.41 years

in 2023

Uganda

4.37 years

in 2023

Malta rank

93rd

Uganda rank

96th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Malta
Uganda

How they compare

Malta currently reports 4.41 years against 4.37 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 93rd and Uganda ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.42 years	1.76 years	0.6566 years	Malta
1960s	2.9 years	2.37 years	0.529 years	Malta
1970s	3.56 years	3.04 years	0.5161 years	Malta
1980s	3.64 years	3.86 years	0.2229 years	Uganda
1990s	4.02 years	2.6 years	1.42 years	Malta
2000s	4.56 years	2.78 years	1.78 years	Malta
2010s	4.45 years	3.73 years	0.7203 years	Malta
2020s	4.2 years	4.56 years	0.358 years	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Malta or Uganda?: Malta, at 4.41 years against 4.37 years in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Malta and Uganda?: 0.04 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Uganda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Malta ranks 93rd and Uganda ranks 96th 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.