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

Serbia, at 6.54 years against 6.49 years in Malawi as of 2023.

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

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.

Malawi vs Serbia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Malawi

6.49 years

in 2023

Serbia

6.54 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

49th

Serbia rank

48th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Malawi
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 6.54 years against 6.49 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 49th and Serbia ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.39 years	2.66 years	0.7304 years	Malawi
1960s	3.11 years	3.8 years	0.6912 years	Serbia
1970s	3.26 years	5.18 years	1.92 years	Serbia
1980s	3.73 years	6.14 years	2.41 years	Serbia
1990s	2.74 years	6.24 years	3.5 years	Serbia
2000s	3.41 years	6.37 years	2.96 years	Serbia
2010s	5.71 years	6.32 years	0.6138 years	Serbia
2020s	6.81 years	6.78 years	0.0269 years	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Malawi or Serbia?: Serbia, at 6.54 years against 6.49 years in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Malawi and Serbia?: 0.05 years, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Serbia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Serbia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Malawi ranks 49th and Serbia ranks 48th 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.