Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Eritrea or Italy?

Italy, at 4.18 years against 4.15 years in Eritrea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Italy?

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.

Eritrea vs Italy: Sex gap in life expectancy

Eritrea

4.15 years

in 2023

Italy

4.18 years

in 2023

Eritrea rank

169th

Italy rank

167th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Eritrea
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.18 years against 4.15 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Eritrea ranks 169th and Italy ranks 167th of 236 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.94 years	4.12 years	0.1807 years	Italy
1960s	4.12 years	5.54 years	1.42 years	Italy
1970s	4.96 years	6.3 years	1.35 years	Italy
1980s	4.89 years	6.58 years	1.69 years	Italy
1990s	5.76 years	6.45 years	0.6884 years	Italy
2000s	3.55 years	5.56 years	2.01 years	Italy
2010s	3.99 years	4.57 years	0.5811 years	Italy
2020s	4.27 years	4.54 years	0.2626 years	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Eritrea or Italy?: Italy, at 4.18 years against 4.15 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Eritrea and Italy?: 0.03 years, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Italy?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Italy rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Eritrea ranks 169th and Italy ranks 167th 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.