Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Switzerland or Tajikistan?

Switzerland, at 3.44 years against 3.36 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Switzerland and Tajikistan?

0.08 years, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tajikistan?

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.

Switzerland vs Tajikistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Switzerland

3.44 years

in 2023

Tajikistan

3.36 years

in 2023

Switzerland rank

159th

Tajikistan rank

161st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Switzerland
Tajikistan

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 3.44 years against 3.36 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 159th and Tajikistan ranks 161st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.36 years	2.03 years	1.34 years	Switzerland
1960s	4.35 years	2.16 years	2.19 years	Switzerland
1970s	5.06 years	2.36 years	2.7 years	Switzerland
1980s	5.56 years	2.68 years	2.88 years	Switzerland
1990s	5.25 years	3.49 years	1.76 years	Switzerland
2000s	4.37 years	3.31 years	1.05 years	Switzerland
2010s	3.64 years	3.49 years	0.1579 years	Switzerland
2020s	3.63 years	3.49 years	0.1385 years	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Switzerland or Tajikistan?: Switzerland, at 3.44 years against 3.36 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Switzerland and Tajikistan?: 0.08 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Tajikistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Switzerland ranks 159th and Tajikistan ranks 161st 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.