Bangladesh vs Luxembourg: Sex gap in life expectancy

Bangladesh
3.34 years
in 2023
Luxembourg
3.27 years
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
212th
Luxembourg rank
214th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Luxembourg
-50510195019862023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.34 years against 3.27 years in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 212th and Luxembourg ranks 214th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1950s -1.06 years 4.76 years 5.82 years Luxembourg
1960s -1.8 years 5.88 years 7.68 years Luxembourg
1970s -0.9903 years 6.59 years 7.58 years Luxembourg
1980s -1.04 years 6.23 years 7.27 years Luxembourg
1990s 0.1224 years 5.6 years 5.48 years Luxembourg
2000s 2.14 years 4.59 years 2.45 years Luxembourg
2010s 3.65 years 3.53 years 0.1265 years Bangladesh
2020s 3.51 years 3.24 years 0.2716 years Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bangladesh or Luxembourg?
Bangladesh, at 3.34 years against 3.27 years in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bangladesh and Luxembourg?
0.07 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Luxembourg?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Luxembourg rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Bangladesh ranks 212th and Luxembourg ranks 214th 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.