Malawi vs Slovakia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Malawi
6.49 years
in 2023
Slovakia
6.56 years
in 2023
Malawi rank
49th
Slovakia rank
47th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Malawi
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 6.56 years against 6.49 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 years | 3.99 years | 0.5985 years | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 3.11 years | 5.16 years | 2.05 years | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 3.26 years | 6.97 years | 3.7 years | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 3.73 years | 7.98 years | 4.25 years | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 2.74 years | 8.33 years | 5.59 years | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 3.41 years | 7.93 years | 4.52 years | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 5.71 years | 7.04 years | 1.33 years | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 6.81 years | 6.78 years | 0.0296 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Malawi or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 6.56 years against 6.49 years in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Malawi and Slovakia?
- 0.07 years, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Slovakia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Malawi ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 47th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.