American Samoa vs Ethiopia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

American Samoa
5.57 years
in 2023
Ethiopia
5.54 years
in 2023
American Samoa rank
80th
Ethiopia rank
81st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • American Samoa
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 5.57 years against 5.54 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

American Samoa ranks 80th and Ethiopia ranks 81st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.94 years 6.13 years 3.18 years Ethiopia
1960s 3.44 years 6.2 years 2.76 years Ethiopia
1970s 5.13 years 6.35 years 1.22 years Ethiopia
1980s 5.56 years 4.35 years 1.21 years American Samoa
1990s 7.25 years 1.26 years 5.98 years American Samoa
2000s 4.94 years 1.86 years 3.08 years American Samoa
2010s 5.04 years 4.2 years 0.8363 years American Samoa
2020s 5.62 years 5.53 years 0.0971 years American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, American Samoa or Ethiopia?
American Samoa, at 5.57 years against 5.54 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between American Samoa and Ethiopia?
0.03 years, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Ethiopia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Ethiopia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
American Samoa ranks 80th and Ethiopia ranks 81st 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
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
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.