Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs United States of America: Sex gap in life expectancy

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
5.02 years
in 2023
United States of America
4.98 years
in 2023
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
118th
United States of America rank
121st

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 5.02 years against 4.98 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and United States of America ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 4.44 years 6.15 years 1.71 years United States of America
1960s 4.29 years 7.09 years 2.8 years United States of America
1970s 3.69 years 7.65 years 3.97 years United States of America
1980s 3.01 years 7.15 years 4.14 years United States of America
1990s 3.6 years 6.37 years 2.77 years United States of America
2000s 4.41 years 5.12 years 0.7025 years United States of America
2010s 4.56 years 4.86 years 0.3048 years United States of America
2020s 6.21 years 5.43 years 0.777 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or United States of America?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 5.02 years against 4.98 years in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and United States of America?
0.04 years, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and United States of America?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and United States of America rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 118th and United States of America ranks 121st 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.