Syrian Arab Republic vs Vanuatu: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Syrian Arab Republic
4.38 years
in 2023
Vanuatu
4.41 years
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic rank
138th
Vanuatu rank
135th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 4.41 years against 4.38 years in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 3.05 years 1.99 years 1.06 years Syrian Arab Republic
1960s 1.5 years 2.34 years 0.846 years Vanuatu
1970s 3.35 years 2.96 years 0.3987 years Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 4.32 years 4.34 years 0.0189 years Vanuatu
1990s 3.92 years 4.73 years 0.812 years Vanuatu
2000s 3.55 years 4.18 years 0.6377 years Vanuatu
2010s 9.33 years 4.59 years 4.74 years Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 4.6 years 4.55 years 0.0511 years Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Syrian Arab Republic or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 4.41 years against 4.38 years in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Syrian Arab Republic and Vanuatu?
0.03 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Vanuatu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 135th 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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