China vs Eswatini: Sex gap in life expectancy
China
5.73 years
in 2023
Eswatini
5.77 years
in 2023
China rank
81st
Eswatini rank
79th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- China
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 5.77 years against 5.73 years in China, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 81st and Eswatini ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.59 years | 2.69 years | 0.9033 years | China |
| 1960s | 3.9 years | 3.11 years | 0.7849 years | China |
| 1970s | 4.08 years | 3.34 years | 0.747 years | China |
| 1980s | 4.68 years | 3.86 years | 0.8214 years | China |
| 1990s | 4.97 years | 3.63 years | 1.34 years | China |
| 2000s | 5.12 years | 2.62 years | 2.5 years | China |
| 2010s | 5.42 years | 4.33 years | 1.09 years | China |
| 2020s | 5.64 years | 5.9 years | 0.2618 years | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, China or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 5.77 years against 5.73 years in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between China and Eswatini?
- 0.04 years, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eswatini?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Eswatini rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- China ranks 81st and Eswatini ranks 79th 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.