Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Dominica or Malawi?

Dominica, at 6.06 years against 6.06 years in Malawi as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Malawi?

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.

Dominica vs Malawi: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Dominica

6.06 years

in 2023

Malawi

6.06 years

in 2023

Dominica rank

57th

Malawi rank

58th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Dominica
Malawi

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 6.06 years against 6.06 years in Malawi, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Dominica ranks 57th and Malawi ranks 58th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.11 years	2.44 years	0.3311 years	Malawi
1960s	2.54 years	2.13 years	0.4102 years	Dominica
1970s	3.86 years	2.44 years	1.41 years	Dominica
1980s	4.41 years	3.25 years	1.16 years	Dominica
1990s	5.63 years	2.02 years	3.6 years	Dominica
2000s	5.27 years	2.7 years	2.57 years	Dominica
2010s	5.13 years	5.18 years	0.0522 years	Malawi
2020s	5.95 years	6.4 years	0.4529 years	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Dominica or Malawi?: Dominica, at 6.06 years against 6.06 years in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Dominica and Malawi?: 0 years, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Malawi?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Malawi rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Dominica ranks 57th and Malawi ranks 58th 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.