American Samoa vs Tanzania: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

American Samoa
5.64
in 2023
Tanzania
5.58
in 2023
American Samoa rank
86th
Tanzania rank
87th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • American Samoa
  • Tanzania
02468195019862023

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 5.64 against 5.58 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.06.

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

American Samoa ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 87th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 3.35 2.86 0.4809 American Samoa
1960s 3.93 2.63 1.3 American Samoa
1970s 5.66 3.64 2.02 American Samoa
1980s 6.01 4.25 1.77 American Samoa
1990s 7.02 2.79 4.23 American Samoa
2000s 5.13 2.85 2.28 American Samoa
2010s 5.14 4.56 0.587 American Samoa
2020s 5.69 5.82 0.1244 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, American Samoa or Tanzania?
American Samoa, at 5.64 against 5.58 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between American Samoa and Tanzania?
0.06, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Tanzania rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
American Samoa ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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