Belize vs Mexico: Sex gap in life expectancy
Belize
5.57 years
in 2023
Mexico
5.57 years
in 2023
Belize rank
90th
Mexico rank
89th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Belize
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 5.57 years against 5.57 years in Belize, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 90th and Mexico ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.99 years | 3.12 years | 0.8745 years | Belize |
| 1960s | 3.32 years | 3.64 years | 0.318 years | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3.81 years | 4.93 years | 1.12 years | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.95 years | 6.25 years | 2.3 years | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.52 years | 5.54 years | 1.02 years | Mexico |
| 2000s | 5.09 years | 4.68 years | 0.4079 years | Belize |
| 2010s | 5.68 years | 5.3 years | 0.3816 years | Belize |
| 2020s | 5.48 years | 6.49 years | 1.01 years | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Belize or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 5.57 years against 5.57 years in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Belize and Mexico?
- 0 years, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Mexico rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Belize ranks 90th and Mexico ranks 89th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.