Canada vs Pakistan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Canada
4.33 years
in 2023
Pakistan
4.25 years
in 2023
Canada rank
142nd
Pakistan rank
145th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Canada
- Pakistan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.33 years against 4.25 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 142nd and Pakistan ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 years | -4.36 years | 8.91 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.96 years | -3.13 years | 9.09 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 6.92 years | 0.1784 years | 6.74 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.61 years | 1.87 years | 4.74 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 1.32 years | 4.51 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.71 years | 2.56 years | 2.15 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.13 years | 4.05 years | 0.0866 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.75 years | 4.34 years | 0.4128 years | Canada |
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 Pakistan?
- Canada, at 4.33 years against 4.25 years in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Canada and Pakistan?
- 0.08 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Pakistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Canada ranks 142nd and Pakistan ranks 145th 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.