Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Montenegro or Sri Lanka?

Montenegro, at 5.77 years against 5.7 years in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Montenegro and Sri Lanka?

0.07 years, with Montenegro ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Sri Lanka?

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.

Montenegro vs Sri Lanka: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Montenegro

5.77 years

in 2023

Sri Lanka

5.7 years

in 2023

Montenegro rank

39th

Sri Lanka rank

42nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Montenegro
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 5.77 years against 5.7 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Montenegro ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montenegro	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.96 years	2.4 years	0.4375 years	Sri Lanka
1960s	2.6 years	2.43 years	0.1697 years	Montenegro
1970s	3.6 years	2.66 years	0.9398 years	Montenegro
1980s	4.59 years	4.51 years	0.0806 years	Montenegro
1990s	5.25 years	6.4 years	1.15 years	Sri Lanka
2000s	5.05 years	6.24 years	1.19 years	Sri Lanka
2010s	5.19 years	5.78 years	0.5972 years	Sri Lanka
2020s	5.9 years	5.71 years	0.1876 years	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Montenegro or Sri Lanka?: Montenegro, at 5.77 years against 5.7 years in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Montenegro and Sri Lanka?: 0.07 years, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Montenegro and Sri Lanka rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Montenegro ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd 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.