In each region of the world, men spend greater proportions of their lives in good health than women. On average, women spend 86 percent of their life expectancy at birth in good health, while men spend 88 percent of their life expectancy at birth in good health. Out of each region, North Africa and Western Asia has the largest gender gap at three percent. Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America and Europe follow with a gap of 2.5 percent. Australia and New Zealand have the smallest gap, at 1.8 percent.
Expected share of life expectancy at birth spent in good health worldwide in 2023, by gender and region
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UN Women, & UNDP. (July 18, 2023). Expected share of life expectancy at birth spent in good health worldwide in 2023, by gender and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419115/proportion-life-good-health-gender/
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