Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Burundi or Senegal?

Burundi, at 3.54 years against 3.47 years in Senegal as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Burundi and Senegal?

0.07 years, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?

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.

Burundi vs Senegal: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Burundi

3.54 years

in 2023

Senegal

3.47 years

in 2023

Burundi rank

193rd

Senegal rank

196th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Burundi
Senegal

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 3.54 years against 3.47 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 193rd and Senegal ranks 196th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.68 years	1.15 years	1.53 years	Burundi
1960s	2.7 years	1.18 years	1.52 years	Burundi
1970s	2.88 years	1.46 years	1.42 years	Burundi
1980s	3.02 years	2.33 years	0.6914 years	Burundi
1990s	3.62 years	2.6 years	1.02 years	Burundi
2000s	3.2 years	2.91 years	0.2864 years	Burundi
2010s	2.81 years	3.31 years	0.4937 years	Senegal
2020s	3.52 years	3.58 years	0.0666 years	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Burundi or Senegal?: Burundi, at 3.54 years against 3.47 years in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Burundi and Senegal?: 0.07 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Burundi ranks 193rd and Senegal ranks 196th 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.