Eswatini vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Eswatini
5.59 years
in 2023
Sudan
5.61 years
in 2023
Eswatini rank
79th
Sudan rank
76th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Eswatini
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 5.61 years against 5.59 years in Eswatini, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 79th and Sudan ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.22 years | 1.18 years | 1.04 years | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 2.45 years | 1.99 years | 0.4538 years | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 2.52 years | 2.56 years | 0.0376 years | Sudan |
| 1980s | 3.16 years | 4.61 years | 1.45 years | Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.98 years | 4.58 years | 1.59 years | Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.11 years | 5.23 years | 3.12 years | Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.99 years | 4.66 years | 0.6776 years | Sudan |
| 2020s | 5.75 years | 5 years | 0.7455 years | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Eswatini or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 5.61 years against 5.59 years in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Eswatini and Sudan?
- 0.02 years, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Eswatini ranks 79th and Sudan ranks 76th 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.