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

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

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

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.

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

Sri Lanka

5.7 years

in 2023

Tonga

5.7 years

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

42nd

Tonga rank

43rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Sri Lanka
Tonga

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.7 years against 5.7 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 42nd and Tonga ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.4 years	3.22 years	0.8135 years	Tonga
1960s	2.43 years	3.41 years	0.9812 years	Tonga
1970s	2.66 years	4.3 years	1.64 years	Tonga
1980s	4.51 years	5.2 years	0.6899 years	Tonga
1990s	6.4 years	5.83 years	0.5687 years	Sri Lanka
2000s	6.24 years	5.87 years	0.3676 years	Sri Lanka
2010s	5.78 years	5.77 years	0.0142 years	Sri Lanka
2020s	5.71 years	5.7 years	0.0082 years	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Sri Lanka or Tonga?: Sri Lanka, at 5.7 years against 5.7 years in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 0 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Sri Lanka ranks 42nd and Tonga ranks 43rd 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.