France vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
France
5.59 years
in 2023
Sudan
5.61 years
in 2023
France rank
78th
Sudan rank
76th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- France
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 5.61 years against 5.59 years in France, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 78th and Sudan ranks 76th of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.6 years | 1.18 years | 4.41 years | France |
| 1960s | 6.79 years | 1.99 years | 4.8 years | France |
| 1970s | 7.6 years | 2.56 years | 5.04 years | France |
| 1980s | 8.02 years | 4.61 years | 3.4 years | France |
| 1990s | 7.92 years | 4.58 years | 3.35 years | France |
| 2000s | 7.06 years | 5.23 years | 1.83 years | France |
| 2010s | 6.16 years | 4.66 years | 1.49 years | France |
| 2020s | 5.92 years | 5 years | 0.9185 years | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, France or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 5.61 years against 5.59 years in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between France and Sudan?
- 0.02 years, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- France ranks 78th 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.