American Samoa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Sex gap in life expectancy

American Samoa
5.64 years
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
5.58 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
86th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
87th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • American Samoa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

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

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, United Republic of ranks 87th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, American Samoa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
American Samoa, at 5.64 years against 5.58 years in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between American Samoa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.06 years, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
American Samoa ranks 86th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 87th 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. 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
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
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.