Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Dominican Republic or Myanmar?

Dominican Republic, at 6.44 years against 6.37 years in Myanmar as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Myanmar?

0.07 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Myanmar: Sex gap in life expectancy

Dominican Republic

6.44 years

in 2023

Myanmar

6.37 years

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

52nd

Myanmar rank

54th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Dominican Republic
Myanmar

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6.44 years against 6.37 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 54th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.73 years	3.25 years	0.5216 years	Myanmar
1960s	3.66 years	3.58 years	0.0784 years	Dominican Republic
1970s	3.76 years	4.1 years	0.3464 years	Myanmar
1980s	4.61 years	4.57 years	0.0366 years	Dominican Republic
1990s	6.2 years	5.48 years	0.7213 years	Dominican Republic
2000s	6.19 years	5.64 years	0.5574 years	Dominican Republic
2010s	7.03 years	5.88 years	1.14 years	Dominican Republic
2020s	7.16 years	6.35 years	0.8099 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 Myanmar?: Dominican Republic, at 6.44 years against 6.37 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Myanmar?: 0.07 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Myanmar rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 54th 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.