Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Brazil or Paraguay?

Brazil, at 6.22 years against 6.07 years in Paraguay as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Brazil vs Paraguay: Sex gap in life expectancy

Brazil

6.22 years

in 2023

Paraguay

6.07 years

in 2023

Brazil rank

64th

Paraguay rank

65th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Brazil
Paraguay

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 6.22 years against 6.07 years in Paraguay, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 65th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.6 years	5.07 years	0.4692 years	Paraguay
1960s	4.68 years	4.44 years	0.2427 years	Brazil
1970s	4.74 years	3.31 years	1.43 years	Brazil
1980s	4.87 years	3.08 years	1.79 years	Brazil
1990s	6.22 years	4.08 years	2.14 years	Brazil
2000s	6.78 years	4.73 years	2.05 years	Brazil
2010s	6.74 years	5.79 years	0.947 years	Brazil
2020s	6.31 years	6.14 years	0.1738 years	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Brazil or Paraguay?: Brazil, at 6.22 years against 6.07 years in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Brazil and Paraguay?: 0.15 years, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Brazil ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 65th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.