Poland vs Uruguay: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Poland
7.48 years
in 2023
Uruguay
7.69 years
in 2023
Poland rank
24th
Uruguay rank
21st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Poland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.69 years against 7.48 years in Poland, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Poland ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.56 years | 5.78 years | 1.22 years | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 5.48 years | 6.05 years | 0.576 years | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 6.97 years | 6.52 years | 0.4571 years | Poland |
| 1980s | 7.98 years | 7.11 years | 0.8685 years | Poland |
| 1990s | 8.65 years | 7.78 years | 0.8711 years | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.39 years | 7.84 years | 0.5553 years | Poland |
| 2010s | 7.88 years | 7.64 years | 0.2378 years | Poland |
| 2020s | 7.88 years | 7.7 years | 0.1765 years | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Poland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.69 years against 7.48 years in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Poland and Uruguay?
- 0.21 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Uruguay rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Poland ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st 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.