Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Mexico or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 2.99 years against 2.98 years in Mexico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Rwanda?

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.

Mexico vs Rwanda: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Mexico

2.98 years

in 2023

Rwanda

2.99 years

in 2023

Mexico rank

182nd

Rwanda rank

181st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Mexico
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 2.99 years against 2.98 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Mexico ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 181st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.66 years	0.3798 years	1.28 years	Mexico
1960s	2.02 years	0.5409 years	1.48 years	Mexico
1970s	2.61 years	0.4402 years	2.17 years	Mexico
1980s	3.11 years	1.8 years	1.31 years	Mexico
1990s	2.86 years	2.34 years	0.5188 years	Mexico
2000s	2.54 years	2 years	0.5449 years	Mexico
2010s	2.83 years	2.77 years	0.0667 years	Mexico
2020s	3.93 years	2.97 years	0.9593 years	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Mexico or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 2.99 years against 2.98 years in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Mexico and Rwanda?: 0.01 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Rwanda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Mexico ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 181st 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.