Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Haiti or Malawi?

Haiti, at 6.57 years against 6.49 years in Malawi as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti 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.

Haiti vs Malawi: Sex gap in life expectancy

Haiti

6.57 years

in 2023

Malawi

6.49 years

in 2023

Haiti rank

46th

Malawi rank

49th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Haiti
Malawi

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 6.57 years against 6.49 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 years.

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

Haiti ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.64 years	3.39 years	1.25 years	Haiti
1960s	3.92 years	3.11 years	0.8123 years	Haiti
1970s	3.21 years	3.26 years	0.0475 years	Malawi
1980s	2.41 years	3.73 years	1.33 years	Malawi
1990s	2.77 years	2.74 years	0.0346 years	Haiti
2000s	4.1 years	3.41 years	0.6856 years	Haiti
2010s	4.81 years	5.71 years	0.8964 years	Malawi
2020s	6.33 years	6.81 years	0.48 years	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Haiti or Malawi?: Haiti, at 6.57 years against 6.49 years in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Haiti and Malawi?: 0.08 years, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malawi?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Malawi rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Haiti ranks 46th 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.