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

Côte d'Ivoire
4.12 years
in 2023
Yemen
4.15 years
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
171st
Yemen rank
168th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen 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 Yemen ranks 168th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 4.65 years 5.02 years 0.3702 years Yemen
1960s 4.12 years 5.47 years 1.35 years Yemen
1970s 3.98 years 4.4 years 0.4224 years Yemen
1980s 4.8 years 4.13 years 0.6728 years Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 3.38 years 3.89 years 0.5163 years Yemen
2000s 2.24 years 3.75 years 1.51 years Yemen
2010s 3.41 years 5.12 years 1.71 years Yemen
2020s 4.03 years 5.34 years 1.31 years Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Côte d'Ivoire or Yemen?
Yemen, 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 Yemen?
0.03 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Yemen rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 168th 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

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.