Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Afghanistan
2.67 years
in 2023
Madagascar
2.81 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
220th
Madagascar rank
217th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.81 years against 2.67 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.14 years.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 years | 1.61 years | 0.3215 years | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 1.99 years | 0.5537 years | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.09 years | 2.01 years | 0.0832 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.51 years | 2.52 years | 5.99 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.33 years | 2.53 years | 1.8 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 years | 2.06 years | 0.8089 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.14 years | 2.59 years | 1.55 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.66 years | 2.88 years | 1.78 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.81 years against 2.67 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 0.14 years, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 217th 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 at different ages. 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.