Sri Lanka vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Sri Lanka
6.35 years
in 2023
Sudan
6.35 years
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
58th
Sudan rank
56th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.35 years against 6.35 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 58th and Sudan ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.24 years | 1.52 years | 1.72 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.88 years | 2.33 years | 1.55 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 4.51 years | 3.01 years | 1.5 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.06 years | 5.05 years | 2 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 9.38 years | 5.33 years | 4.05 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.43 years | 5.84 years | 2.6 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.84 years | 5.51 years | 1.34 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.42 years | 5.8 years | 0.6262 years | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Sri Lanka or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.35 years against 6.35 years in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Sri Lanka and Sudan?
- 0 years, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th and Sudan ranks 56th 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.