How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Sex gap in life expectancy

Dominican Republic

6.44 years

in 2023

Malawi

6.49 years

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

52nd

Malawi rank

49th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Dominican Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6.49 years against 6.44 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.73 years	3.39 years	0.6625 years	Malawi
1960s	3.66 years	3.11 years	0.5534 years	Dominican Republic
1970s	3.76 years	3.26 years	0.4946 years	Dominican Republic
1980s	4.61 years	3.73 years	0.8788 years	Dominican Republic
1990s	6.2 years	2.74 years	3.46 years	Dominican Republic
2000s	6.19 years	3.41 years	2.78 years	Dominican Republic
2010s	7.03 years	5.71 years	1.32 years	Dominican Republic
2020s	7.16 years	6.81 years	0.3489 years	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Dominican Republic or Malawi?: Malawi, at 6.49 years against 6.44 years in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 0.05 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 49th 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: 28 August 2026

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