Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Puerto Rico or Palestine?

Palestine, at 6.12 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Puerto Rico and Palestine?

0.03 years, with Palestine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Palestine?

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.

Puerto Rico vs Palestine: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Puerto Rico

6.09 years

in 2023

Palestine

6.12 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

24th

Palestine rank

23rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Puerto Rico
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 6.12 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Palestine ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 7 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.94 years	2.84 years	0.8935 years	Palestine
1960s	3.13 years	2.82 years	0.3065 years	Puerto Rico
1970s	3.83 years	2.58 years	1.26 years	Puerto Rico
1980s	4.01 years	2.45 years	1.57 years	Puerto Rico
1990s	5.28 years	2.35 years	2.93 years	Puerto Rico
2000s	5.14 years	2.94 years	2.2 years	Puerto Rico
2010s	5.46 years	3.6 years	1.86 years	Puerto Rico
2020s	5.62 years	4.91 years	0.7113 years	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Puerto Rico or Palestine?: Palestine, at 6.12 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Puerto Rico and Palestine?: 0.03 years, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Palestine?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Palestine rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Palestine ranks 23rd 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.