Brazil vs Malawi: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Brazil
6.05 years
in 2023
Malawi
6.06 years
in 2023
Brazil rank
59th
Malawi rank
58th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.06 years against 6.05 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 years | 2.44 years | 1.04 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 2.13 years | 1.34 years | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.63 years | 2.44 years | 1.18 years | Brazil |
| 1980s | 3.98 years | 3.25 years | 0.732 years | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 2.02 years | 3.53 years | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 2.7 years | 3.71 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.52 years | 5.18 years | 1.34 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.14 years | 6.4 years | 0.2633 years | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, 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 Malawi?
- 0.01 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Brazil ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 58th 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.