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

Malawi, at 6.06 years against 5.96 years in Taiwan as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Malawi

6.06 years

in 2023

Taiwan

5.96 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

58th

Taiwan rank

61st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Malawi
Taiwan

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6.06 years against 5.96 years in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.

Malawi ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.44 years	5.05 years	2.6 years	Taiwan
1960s	2.13 years	4.9 years	2.76 years	Taiwan
1970s	2.44 years	4.75 years	2.31 years	Taiwan
1980s	3.25 years	4.85 years	1.6 years	Taiwan
1990s	2.02 years	5.6 years	3.58 years	Taiwan
2000s	2.7 years	6.28 years	3.58 years	Taiwan
2010s	5.18 years	6.63 years	1.45 years	Taiwan
2020s	6.4 years	6.28 years	0.122 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, Malawi or Taiwan?: Malawi, at 6.06 years against 5.96 years in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Malawi and Taiwan?: 0.1 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Taiwan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Taiwan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Malawi ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 61st 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.