Malawi vs Trinidad and Tobago: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Malawi
6.06 years
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
6.14 years
in 2023
Malawi rank
58th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
55th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Malawi
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 6.14 years against 6.06 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 58th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.44 years | 1.82 years | 0.6202 years | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.13 years | 3.34 years | 1.2 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 2.44 years | 4.53 years | 2.09 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 3.25 years | 4.98 years | 1.73 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 2.02 years | 4.81 years | 2.79 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 2.7 years | 5.77 years | 3.07 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 5.18 years | 5.91 years | 0.7359 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 6.4 years | 6.31 years | 0.0941 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 6.14 years against 6.06 years in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.08 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Malawi ranks 58th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 55th 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.