China vs Philippines: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
China
5.64 years
in 2023
Philippines
5.67 years
in 2023
China rank
74th
Philippines rank
73rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- China
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 5.67 years against 5.64 years in China, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 74th and Philippines ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.97 years | 2.16 years | 1.81 years | China |
| 1960s | 4.19 years | 3.74 years | 0.4503 years | China |
| 1970s | 4.03 years | 5 years | 0.9645 years | Philippines |
| 1980s | 4.51 years | 6.05 years | 1.54 years | Philippines |
| 1990s | 4.79 years | 6.35 years | 1.56 years | Philippines |
| 2000s | 4.95 years | 6.65 years | 1.7 years | Philippines |
| 2010s | 5.32 years | 6.11 years | 0.7956 years | Philippines |
| 2020s | 5.57 years | 5.5 years | 0.0743 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, China or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 5.67 years against 5.64 years in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between China and Philippines?
- 0.03 years, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Philippines rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- China ranks 74th and Philippines ranks 73rd 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.