Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality
Burkina Faso
4.3 years
in 2023
Egypt
4.32 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Egypt rank
159th
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.32 years against 4.3 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Egypt ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.14 years | 4.65 years | 2.51 years | Egypt |
| 1960s | 2.41 years | 5.82 years | 3.41 years | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.63 years | 5.25 years | 2.62 years | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.21 years | 3.66 years | 1.45 years | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.35 years | 3.8 years | 1.45 years | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.92 years | 4.79 years | 1.87 years | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.24 years | 4.66 years | 1.43 years | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.88 years | 4.15 years | 0.2697 years | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 4.32 years against 4.3 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 0.02 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Egypt ranks 159th 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 versus child mortality. 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.