Mexico vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Sex gap in life expectancy

Mexico
5.57 years
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
5.58 years
in 2023
Mexico rank
89th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
87th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Mexico
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5.58 years against 5.57 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Mexico ranks 89th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 87th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 3.12 years 2.86 years 0.2544 years Mexico
1960s 3.64 years 2.63 years 1.01 years Mexico
1970s 4.93 years 3.64 years 1.28 years Mexico
1980s 6.25 years 4.25 years 2 years Mexico
1990s 5.54 years 2.79 years 2.75 years Mexico
2000s 4.68 years 2.85 years 1.83 years Mexico
2010s 5.3 years 4.56 years 0.7458 years Mexico
2020s 6.49 years 5.82 years 0.6716 years Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Mexico or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5.58 years against 5.57 years in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Mexico and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.01 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Mexico ranks 89th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 87th 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

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.