Côte d'Ivoire vs Madagascar: Life expectancy by sex
Côte d'Ivoire
64.13 years
in 2023
Madagascar
65.38 years
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
220th
Madagascar rank
218th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 65.38 years against 64.13 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.25 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.99 years | 42.33 years | 6.34 years | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 42.45 years | 46.64 years | 4.19 years | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 49.7 years | 50.53 years | 0.8359 years | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 55.11 years | 52.12 years | 2.99 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 53.72 years | 56.2 years | 2.48 years | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 53.71 years | 61.65 years | 7.94 years | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 59.72 years | 64.82 years | 5.11 years | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 63.13 years | 64.75 years | 1.62 years | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Côte d'Ivoire or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 65.38 years against 64.13 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
- 1.25 years, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 220th and Madagascar ranks 218th 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 Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.