Canada vs North Macedonia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Canada
4.33 years
in 2023
North Macedonia
4.38 years
in 2023
Canada rank
142nd
North Macedonia rank
139th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Canada
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 4.38 years against 4.33 years in Canada, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 142nd and North Macedonia ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and North Macedonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 years | -0.4829 years | 5.03 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.96 years | 1.26 years | 4.7 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 6.92 years | 2.91 years | 4.01 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.61 years | 3.69 years | 2.92 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 4.56 years | 1.27 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.71 years | 4.79 years | 0.0815 years | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 4.13 years | 4.55 years | 0.4126 years | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 4.75 years | 4.79 years | 0.039 years | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Canada or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 4.38 years against 4.33 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Canada and North Macedonia?
- 0.05 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North Macedonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and North Macedonia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Canada ranks 142nd and North Macedonia ranks 139th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.