Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 by country

Countries reporting
236
Highest
9.06
Ukraine
Lowest
0.7507
Nigeria
Median
4
Years covered
273
1751–2023
Data points
18,722

What the numbers show

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 9.06 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.7507 in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 4.18.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.

Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 95.3%), and the largest decrease in Saint Barthélemy (down 38.9%).

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 9.06 2023 up 15.7% rising
1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 5.99 2023 up 5.0% rising
2 United States Virgin Islands 9.01 2023 up 20.3% rising
2 Cook Islands 5.78 2023 down 4.0% rising
3 Russian Federation 8.42 2023 down 1.5% rising
3 Anguilla 5.67 2023 down 7.6% rising
4 Belarus 8.14 2023 down 7.4% rising
4 Montserrat 4.44 2023 up 6.4% rising
5 Georgia 8.07 2023 up 8.3% rising
5 Niue 4.25 2023 down 3.9% rising
6 Lithuania 8 2023 down 7.2% rising
6 Tokelau 3.88 2023 up 2.8% rising
7 Latvia 7.63 2023 down 3.5% rising
7 Mayotte 3.63 2023 up 20.2% rising
8 Mongolia 7.4 2023 up 11.6% volatile
9 Estonia 7.38 2023 down 1.0% rising
10 Republic of Moldova 7.36 2023 up 6.9% rising
11 Curaçao 7.3 2023 up 14.0% rising
12 Armenia 7.12 2023 up 11.8% rising
13 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7.02 2023 down 1.0% flat
14 Viet Nam 6.64 2023 up 3.3% rising
15 Kazakhstan 6.63 2023 down 10.7% rising
16 Saint Martin (French part) 6.58 2023 up 0.9% rising
17 Uruguay 6.43 2023 down 0.1% rising
18 Poland 6.36 2023 down 5.0% rising
19 Bermuda 6.29 2023 down 14.8% rising
20 Romania 6.29 2023 up 7.6% rising
21 Bulgaria 6.28 2023 up 0.8% rising
22 Thailand 6.14 2023 up 11.9% rising
23 Palestine, State of 6.12 2023 up 76.1% rising
24 Puerto Rico 6.09 2023 up 21.6% rising
25 Guam 6.09 2023 up 3.3% rising
26 Sao Tome and Principe 6.02 2023 up 20.6% rising
27 Hungary 5.94 2023 down 4.7% rising
28 Serbia 5.91 2023 up 5.2% rising
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.9 2023 down 5.7% rising
30 Guyana 5.89 2023 up 13.1% rising
31 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.85 2023 up 24.1% rising
32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.84 2023 up 9.7% rising
33 Guadeloupe 5.84 2023 down 14.8% rising
34 Slovakia 5.84 2023 down 7.9% rising
35 Republic of Korea 5.81 2023 down 12.5% rising
36 Namibia 5.81 2023 up 17.9% rising
37 Montenegro 5.77 2023 up 14.7% rising
38 Martinique 5.76 2023 up 23.7% rising
39 Japan 5.74 2023 down 3.0% rising
40 Sri Lanka 5.7 2023 up 0.9% rising
41 Tonga 5.7 2023 down 1.5% rising
42 Tuvalu 5.68 2023 up 9.5% rising
43 Grenada 5.64 2023 up 21.0% rising
44 Croatia 5.63 2023 down 6.6% rising
45 Kyrgyzstan 5.59 2023 down 6.3% rising
46 Suriname 5.56 2023 up 3.4% rising
47 Saint Lucia 5.48 2023 up 21.1% rising
48 Seychelles 5.4 2023 down 4.5% rising
49 Türkiye 5.33 2023 down 6.1% rising
50 Cape Verde 5.32 2023 down 4.6% rising
51 Antigua and Barbuda 5.29 2023 down 8.2% rising
52 El Salvador 5.28 2023 up 17.7% rising
53 Portugal 5.23 2023 down 6.4% rising
54 Taiwan, China 5.22 2023 down 6.7% rising
55 Sint Maarten 5.19 2023 up 0.7% rising
56 China 5.19 2023 up 11.8% rising
57 Saint Barthélemy 5.16 2023 down 38.9% rising
58 Bahamas 5.14 2023 up 4.6% rising
59 Uzbekistan 5.11 2023 up 9.2% rising
60 Spain 5.04 2023 down 4.7% rising
61 Czechia 5.03 2023 down 3.3% rising
62 France 5.01 2023 down 10.8% volatile
63 South Africa 4.9 2023 down 10.1% rising
64 Hong Kong, China 4.88 2023 down 7.8% falling
65 Finland 4.86 2023 down 4.9% rising
66 Réunion 4.79 2023 down 13.4% falling
67 Dominican Republic 4.79 2023 down 11.1% rising
68 Singapore 4.76 2023 up 18.8% falling
69 Slovenia 4.76 2023 down 11.2% rising
70 Dominica 4.75 2023 up 14.5% rising
71 French Guiana 4.74 2023 up 21.8% rising
72 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.67 2023 down 15.4% rising
73 Greece 4.66 2023 down 10.2% rising
74 French Polynesia 4.61 2023 down 7.3% rising
75 Mauritius 4.59 2023 down 10.4% flat
76 Paraguay 4.59 2023 up 7.7% rising
77 American Samoa 4.57 2023 up 8.0% rising
78 Azerbaijan 4.57 2023 down 7.5% rising
79 Malawi 4.52 2023 up 25.7% rising
80 Philippines 4.51 2023 down 6.1% rising
81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.51 2023 down 4.4% volatile
82 British Virgin Islands 4.51 2023 up 2.8% rising
83 Cayman Islands 4.5 2023 down 1.6% rising
84 Bailiwick of Guernsey 4.47 2023 up 14.0% falling
85 Naoero 4.47 2023 down 17.1% rising
86 Panama 4.46 2023 down 2.0% rising
87 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.45 2023 up 41.7% rising
88 Turkmenistan 4.41 2023 down 4.1% rising
89 Malta 4.41 2023 down 11.8% rising
90 Belize 4.4 2023 up 3.3% rising
91 Gibraltar 4.39 2023 down 1.6% rising
92 Uganda 4.37 2023 up 24.5% rising
93 Barbados 4.33 2023 up 16.0% rising
94 Honduras 4.3 2023 up 8.9% rising
95 Argentina 4.3 2023 down 5.6% flat
96 Germany 4.3 2023 down 2.6% rising
97 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.29 2023 down 6.0% rising
98 Holy See 4.28 2023 down 5.8% rising
99 Cuba 4.23 2023 up 25.0% rising
100 Jordan 4.23 2023 up 13.8% rising
101 Tunisia 4.17 2023 up 8.6% rising
102 Aruba 4.15 2023 down 10.9% rising
103 Austria 4.14 2023 down 8.6% rising
104 Papua New Guinea 4.14 2023 up 8.6% rising
105 Lesotho 4.11 2023 up 7.0% falling
106 Eswatini 4.11 2023 up 26.4% rising
107 Brazil 4.11 2023 down 2.0% rising
108 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 4.07 2023 up 12.3% rising
109 Jersey 4.05 2023 down 12.9% rising
110 North Macedonia 4.03 2023 down 3.7% volatile
111 Morocco 4.02 2023 up 39.3% rising
112 Macau, China 4.02 2023 down 10.9% rising
113 Palau 4 2023 down 24.4% falling
114 Monaco 4 2023 down 23.5% rising
115 Trinidad and Tobago 3.99 2023 down 4.7% rising
116 Andorra 3.97 2023 down 5.9% flat
117 Mozambique 3.97 2023 up 58.9% rising
118 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.97 2023 up 6.7% rising
119 Malaysia 3.96 2023 up 6.2% rising
120 Belgium 3.94 2023 down 10.4% rising
121 Vanuatu 3.9 2023 down 4.4% rising
122 Marshall Islands 3.87 2023 up 6.7% falling
123 Luxembourg 3.86 2023 up 1.9% rising
124 Costa Rica 3.85 2023 down 3.5% rising
125 Haiti 3.85 2023 up 19.0% rising
126 Botswana 3.82 2023 up 28.3% rising
127 Italy 3.79 2023 down 10.3% volatile
128 United States of America 3.77 2023 up 1.1% rising
129 Faroe Islands 3.76 2023 down 9.0% rising
130 Cyprus 3.75 2023 down 13.7% flat
131 Myanmar 3.75 2023 up 4.1% rising
132 Zimbabwe 3.75 2023 up 51.3% falling
133 Brunei Darussalam 3.73 2023 down 0.7% rising
134 Lebanon 3.72 2023 up 0.1% rising
135 Australia 3.67 2023 up 2.3% rising
136 Ecuador 3.67 2023 up 14.0% rising
137 Canada 3.65 2023 up 2.8% rising
138 Indonesia 3.65 2023 up 12.9% rising
139 Ireland 3.6 2023 up 6.2% rising
140 Jamaica 3.58 2023 up 15.9% rising
141 Samoa 3.56 2023 down 9.4% rising
142 Colombia 3.55 2023 down 1.0% rising
143 Isle of Man 3.54 2023 up 31.4% falling
144 Nicaragua 3.54 2023 down 8.8% rising
145 Egypt 3.53 2023 down 8.7% falling
146 Kenya 3.53 2023 up 24.9% rising
147 Liechtenstein 3.52 2023 down 9.4% rising
148 Denmark 3.52 2023 down 3.8% volatile
149 Fiji 3.51 2023 down 2.8% rising
150 Syrian Arab Republic 3.5 2023 down 26.4% rising
151 Gabon 3.46 2023 up 20.2% falling
152 Switzerland 3.44 2023 down 7.5% rising
153 Ethiopia 3.41 2023 up 38.0% falling
154 Tajikistan 3.36 2023 down 0.0% rising
155 Israel 3.35 2023 up 14.1% rising
156 New Caledonia 3.35 2023 down 17.6% falling
157 Angola 3.33 2023 up 14.0% rising
158 Pakistan 3.32 2023 up 7.5% volatile
159 Iceland 3.32 2023 up 29.9% flat
160 Peru 3.3 2023 up 13.1% rising
161 Comoros 3.26 2023 up 18.8% rising
162 Northern Mariana Islands 3.25 2023 down 1.4% falling
163 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.24 2023 up 1.5% rising
164 South Sudan 3.23 2023 up 95.3% falling
165 Sweden 3.23 2023 up 3.9% rising
166 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.22 2023 up 8.5% rising
167 Albania 3.13 2023 down 18.0% rising
168 Mauritania 3.11 2023 down 1.2% rising
169 Sudan 3.1 2023 up 5.6% rising
170 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.07 2023 up 6.3% rising
171 Bhutan 3.07 2023 up 24.9% rising
172 Guinea-Bissau 3.05 2023 up 18.4% rising
173 Saudi Arabia 3.01 2023 up 15.5% flat
174 Rwanda 2.99 2023 up 13.0% volatile
175 Mexico 2.98 2023 up 7.1% rising
176 Western Sahara 2.94 2023 up 17.7% falling
177 Oman 2.93 2023 up 8.9% falling
178 Iraq 2.9 2023 down 5.2% falling
179 Chile 2.89 2023 down 17.2% rising
180 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.89 2023 down 19.4% rising
181 Netherlands 2.88 2023 down 12.8% volatile
182 Maldives 2.88 2023 up 6.0% volatile
183 Libya 2.87 2023 down 31.4% rising
184 Senegal 2.86 2023 up 0.1% rising
185 Yemen 2.85 2023 up 4.0% falling
186 Wallis and Futuna 2.85 2023 down 15.7% rising
187 Cambodia 2.85 2023 up 13.1% volatile
188 Zambia 2.84 2023 up 19.1% rising
189 Norway 2.84 2023 down 18.0% volatile
190 San Marino 2.76 2023 down 17.4% falling
191 Cameroon 2.76 2023 up 23.5% rising
192 Central African Republic 2.7 2023 up 5.5% rising
193 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.7 2023 up 7.2% rising
194 Burkina Faso 2.68 2023 up 12.1% rising
195 New Zealand 2.67 2023 down 12.0% falling
196 Djibouti 2.66 2023 up 8.1% rising
197 Bangladesh 2.6 2023 down 33.3% volatile
198 Côte d'Ivoire 2.58 2023 up 24.9% rising
199 Ghana 2.58 2023 up 35.0% falling
200 Greenland 2.51 2023 up 5.9% flat
201 Kiribati 2.51 2023 up 3.2% rising
202 Congo 2.51 2023 up 23.2% falling
203 India 2.47 2023 down 13.2% rising
204 Guatemala 2.47 2023 down 1.5% volatile
205 Timor-Leste 2.44 2023 up 1.6% falling
206 Nepal 2.39 2023 up 6.7% rising
207 Afghanistan 2.35 2023 down 1.4% rising
208 Algeria 2.31 2023 up 41.4% falling
209 Somalia 2.31 2023 up 12.4% rising
210 Burundi 2.28 2023 up 25.9% rising
211 Solomon Islands 2.26 2023 down 10.4% falling
212 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.21 2023 up 20.8% rising
213 Chad 2.2 2023 up 56.7% falling
214 Eritrea 2.19 2023 up 8.1% rising
215 Equatorial Guinea 2.15 2023 up 15.7% falling
216 Sierra Leone 2.12 2023 up 33.1% rising
217 Mali 2.09 2023 up 13.6% falling
218 Niger 1.85 2023 up 12.0% rising
219 Madagascar 1.84 2023 up 5.8% rising
220 Gambia 1.84 2023 up 29.8% rising
221 United Arab Emirates 1.78 2023 up 51.1% falling
222 Kuwait 1.62 2023 down 18.1% flat
223 Benin 1.62 2023 up 45.6% falling
224 Qatar 1.35 2023 up 28.5% volatile
225 Liberia 1.31 2023 up 9.6% volatile
226 Guinea 1.28 2023 down 11.7% falling
227 Togo 1.06 2023 down 7.5% falling
228 Bahrain 1.05 2023 down 20.5% falling
229 Nigeria 0.7507 2023 down 1.1% falling

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Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Source
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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