Chile vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Sex gap in life expectancy

Chile
3.84 years
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
3.84 years
in 2023
Chile rank
189th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
190th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Chile
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
-2.502.557.5195019862023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 3.84 years against 3.84 years in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 189th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 190th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 4.22 years -1.47 years 5.7 years Chile
1960s 5.41 years -0.9223 years 6.33 years Chile
1970s 6.13 years 1.03 years 5.1 years Chile
1980s 6.39 years 6.85 years 0.4528 years Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 6.27 years 4.84 years 1.44 years Chile
2000s 5.62 years 4.46 years 1.16 years Chile
2010s 4.57 years 3.83 years 0.7346 years Chile
2020s 4.75 years 3.88 years 0.8687 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Chile or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Chile, at 3.84 years against 3.84 years in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Chile and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chile and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Chile ranks 189th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 190th 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

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