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

North Macedonia
4.38 years
in 2023
Vatican
4.35 years
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
139th
Vatican rank
140th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Vatican
-20246195019862023

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 4.38 years against 4.35 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 139th and Vatican ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Vatican in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s -0.4829 years 3.11 years 3.59 years Vatican
1960s 1.26 years 4.11 years 2.85 years Vatican
1970s 2.91 years 5.02 years 2.11 years Vatican
1980s 3.69 years 5.77 years 2.08 years Vatican
1990s 4.56 years 5.98 years 1.42 years Vatican
2000s 4.79 years 5.14 years 0.3437 years Vatican
2010s 4.55 years 4.38 years 0.1654 years North Macedonia
2020s 4.79 years 4.32 years 0.4693 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, North Macedonia or Vatican?
North Macedonia, at 4.38 years against 4.35 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between North Macedonia and Vatican?
0.03 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and Vatican rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
North Macedonia ranks 139th and Vatican ranks 140th 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
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