What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Burkina Faso and Ghana?

0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Burkina Faso

4.08 years

in 2023

Ghana

4.07 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

158th

Ghana rank

161st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Burkina Faso
Ghana

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.08 years against 4.07 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Ghana ranks 161st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.51 years	3.55 years	2.05 years	Ghana
1960s	1.91 years	3.58 years	1.67 years	Ghana
1970s	2.18 years	3.37 years	1.19 years	Ghana
1980s	1.82 years	2.96 years	1.14 years	Ghana
1990s	2.11 years	1.79 years	0.3185 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	2.71 years	1.94 years	0.7679 years	Burkina Faso
2010s	2.93 years	3 years	0.0642 years	Ghana
2020s	3.62 years	3.93 years	0.3171 years	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Burkina Faso or Ghana?: Burkina Faso, at 4.08 years against 4.07 years in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 0.01 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Ghana ranks 161st 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.