Côte d'Ivoire vs Eritrea: Sex gap in life expectancy

Côte d'Ivoire
4.12 years
in 2023
Eritrea
4.15 years
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
171st
Eritrea rank
169th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.15 years against 4.12 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st and Eritrea ranks 169th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Eritrea Difference Ahead
1950s 4.65 years 3.94 years 0.7124 years Côte d'Ivoire
1960s 4.12 years 4.12 years 0.0013 years Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 3.98 years 4.96 years 0.9808 years Eritrea
1980s 4.8 years 4.89 years 0.0871 years Eritrea
1990s 3.38 years 5.76 years 2.38 years Eritrea
2000s 2.24 years 3.55 years 1.31 years Eritrea
2010s 3.41 years 3.99 years 0.5806 years Eritrea
2020s 4.03 years 4.27 years 0.2458 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Côte d'Ivoire or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 4.15 years against 4.12 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea?
0.03 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st and Eritrea ranks 169th 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.