Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Türkiye or Uganda?

Uganda, at 5.44 years against 5.4 years in Türkiye as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Uganda?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Türkiye vs Uganda: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Türkiye

5.4 years

in 2023

Uganda

5.44 years

in 2023

Türkiye rank

89th

Uganda rank

86th

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Türkiye
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.44 years against 5.4 years in Türkiye, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.

Türkiye ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Türkiye	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.41 years	2.52 years	3.89 years	Türkiye
1960s	6.57 years	3.08 years	3.49 years	Türkiye
1970s	7 years	4.87 years	2.13 years	Türkiye
1980s	7.1 years	7.47 years	0.3658 years	Uganda
1990s	7.06 years	3.13 years	3.93 years	Türkiye
2000s	6.5 years	2.99 years	3.51 years	Türkiye
2010s	6.22 years	4.47 years	1.75 years	Türkiye
2020s	6.01 years	5.52 years	0.4829 years	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Türkiye or Uganda?: Uganda, at 5.44 years against 5.4 years in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Türkiye and Uganda?: 0.04 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Türkiye and Uganda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Türkiye ranks 89th 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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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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.