Brazil vs Dominica: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Brazil
6.05 years
in 2023
Dominica
6.06 years
in 2023
Brazil rank
59th
Dominica rank
57th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Brazil
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 6.06 years against 6.05 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 59th and Dominica ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Dominica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 years | 2.11 years | 1.37 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 2.54 years | 0.9334 years | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.63 years | 3.86 years | 0.2319 years | Dominica |
| 1980s | 3.98 years | 4.41 years | 0.4286 years | Dominica |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 5.63 years | 0.0742 years | Dominica |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 5.27 years | 1.14 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.52 years | 5.13 years | 1.39 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.14 years | 5.95 years | 0.1896 years | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Brazil or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 6.06 years against 6.05 years in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Brazil and Dominica?
- 0.01 years, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Dominica rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Brazil ranks 59th and Dominica ranks 57th 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.