Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Senegal or Yemen?

Senegal, at 2.86 years against 2.85 years in Yemen as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Senegal and Yemen?

0.01 years, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?

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.

Senegal vs Yemen: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Senegal

2.86 years

in 2023

Yemen

2.85 years

in 2023

Senegal rank

191st

Yemen rank

192nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Senegal
Yemen

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.86 years against 2.85 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Senegal ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.38 years	4.12 years	2.74 years	Yemen
1960s	1.4 years	4.03 years	2.63 years	Yemen
1970s	1.6 years	3.24 years	1.64 years	Yemen
1980s	2.1 years	2.88 years	0.7855 years	Yemen
1990s	2.25 years	2.76 years	0.5062 years	Yemen
2000s	2.46 years	2.66 years	0.2001 years	Yemen
2010s	2.75 years	3.03 years	0.2861 years	Yemen
2020s	3.02 years	3.27 years	0.2533 years	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Senegal or Yemen?: Senegal, at 2.86 years against 2.85 years in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Senegal and Yemen?: 0.01 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Senegal ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 192nd 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.