Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Afghanistan
2.67 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.62 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
220th
Sierra Leone rank
222nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.67 years against 2.62 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 220th and Sierra Leone ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 years | 2.15 years | 0.8654 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 1.86 years | 0.4259 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.09 years | 2.31 years | 0.2209 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 8.51 years | 2.31 years | 6.2 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.33 years | 3.19 years | 1.13 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 years | 1.48 years | 1.39 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.14 years | 1.29 years | 2.85 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.66 years | 2.43 years | 2.23 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 Sierra Leone?
- Afghanistan, at 2.67 years against 2.62 years in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th and Sierra Leone ranks 222nd 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.