Dominica vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Dominica
6.33 years
in 2023
Sudan
6.35 years
in 2023
Dominica rank
59th
Sudan rank
56th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Dominica
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.35 years against 6.33 years in Dominica, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 59th and Sudan ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4 years | 1.52 years | 1.88 years | Dominica |
| 1960s | 3.38 years | 2.33 years | 1.05 years | Dominica |
| 1970s | 4.13 years | 3.01 years | 1.12 years | Dominica |
| 1980s | 4.54 years | 5.05 years | 0.5178 years | Sudan |
| 1990s | 5.68 years | 5.33 years | 0.358 years | Dominica |
| 2000s | 5.4 years | 5.84 years | 0.4429 years | Sudan |
| 2010s | 5.29 years | 5.51 years | 0.2125 years | Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.2 years | 5.8 years | 0.4056 years | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Dominica or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.35 years against 6.33 years in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Dominica and Sudan?
- 0.02 years, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Dominica ranks 59th and Sudan ranks 56th 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.