Mexico vs Uganda: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Mexico
5.44 years
in 2023
Uganda
5.44 years
in 2023
Mexico rank
87th
Uganda rank
86th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Mexico
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 5.44 years against 5.44 years in Mexico, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.74 years | 2.52 years | 0.2177 years | Mexico |
| 1960s | 3.21 years | 3.08 years | 0.126 years | Mexico |
| 1970s | 4.52 years | 4.87 years | 0.347 years | Uganda |
| 1980s | 5.87 years | 7.47 years | 1.6 years | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.17 years | 3.13 years | 2.04 years | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.39 years | 2.99 years | 1.4 years | Mexico |
| 2010s | 5.11 years | 4.47 years | 0.6415 years | Mexico |
| 2020s | 6.37 years | 5.52 years | 0.8492 years | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Mexico or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 5.44 years against 5.44 years in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Mexico and Uganda?
- 0 years, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Uganda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Mexico ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 86th 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.