Brazil vs Mauritius: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Brazil
6.05 years
in 2023
Mauritius
6.1 years
in 2023
Brazil rank
59th
Mauritius rank
56th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Brazil
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 6.1 years against 6.05 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 59th and Mauritius ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 years | 3.27 years | 0.2077 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 3.68 years | 0.2045 years | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 3.63 years | 6.4 years | 2.78 years | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 3.98 years | 7.17 years | 3.19 years | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 7.03 years | 1.47 years | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 6.34 years | 0.0781 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.52 years | 6.44 years | 0.0764 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.14 years | 6.42 years | 0.2856 years | Mauritius |
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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 6.1 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 Mauritius?
- 0.05 years, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mauritius rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Brazil ranks 59th and Mauritius ranks 56th 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.