How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?

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.

Malta vs North Macedonia: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Malta

4.4 years

in 2023

North Macedonia

4.38 years

in 2023

Malta rank

136th

North Macedonia rank

139th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Malta
North Macedonia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 4.4 years against 4.38 years in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 136th and North Macedonia ranks 139th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and North Macedonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.7 years	-0.4829 years	3.19 years	Malta
1960s	3.37 years	1.26 years	2.11 years	Malta
1970s	4.07 years	2.91 years	1.17 years	Malta
1980s	3.97 years	3.69 years	0.2803 years	Malta
1990s	4.56 years	4.56 years	0.0009 years	Malta
2000s	5.02 years	4.79 years	0.2302 years	Malta
2010s	4.75 years	4.55 years	0.2002 years	Malta
2020s	4.39 years	4.79 years	0.4009 years	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Malta or North Macedonia?: Malta, at 4.4 years against 4.38 years in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Malta and North Macedonia?: 0.02 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North Macedonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and North Macedonia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Malta ranks 136th and North Macedonia ranks 139th 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.