Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Kyrgyzstan
6.82 years
in 2023
South Africa
6.82 years
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
36th
South Africa rank
38th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- South Africa
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 6.82 years against 6.82 years in South Africa, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.83 years | 2.75 years | 5.07 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 7.75 years | 3.96 years | 3.79 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 7.83 years | 4.41 years | 3.43 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 7.26 years | 5.79 years | 1.47 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 8.4 years | 6.68 years | 1.72 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 8.36 years | 4.24 years | 4.12 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 7.55 years | 5.94 years | 1.6 years | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 6.92 years | 6.2 years | 0.7193 years | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Kyrgyzstan or South Africa?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 6.82 years against 6.82 years in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 0 years, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and South Africa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 38th 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.