Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Sri Lanka
6.26 years
in 2023
Suriname
6.23 years
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
51st
Suriname rank
53rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.26 years against 6.23 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 51st and Suriname ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.05 years | 2.91 years | 0.1458 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.41 years | 4.19 years | 0.7833 years | Suriname |
| 1970s | 4 years | 5.14 years | 1.14 years | Suriname |
| 1980s | 6.66 years | 5.55 years | 1.12 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 9.12 years | 5.83 years | 3.29 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.33 years | 5.87 years | 2.47 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.73 years | 6.32 years | 0.4119 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.33 years | 6.47 years | 0.1438 years | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.26 years against 6.23 years in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 0.03 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st and Suriname ranks 53rd 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.