Belarus vs Russian Federation: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Belarus
8.14 years
in 2023
Russian Federation
8.42 years
in 2023
Belarus rank
4th
Russian Federation rank
3rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Belarus
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 8.42 years against 8.14 years in Belarus, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Belarus ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1950s 3.88 years 5.95 years 2.07 years Russian Federation
1960s 4.63 years 6.42 years 1.78 years Russian Federation
1970s 5.79 years 7.51 years 1.72 years Russian Federation
1980s 6.78 years 7.62 years 0.8358 years Russian Federation
1990s 8.24 years 8.65 years 0.4081 years Russian Federation
2000s 8.94 years 9.33 years 0.3932 years Russian Federation
2010s 8.79 years 8.51 years 0.2803 years Belarus
2020s 8.44 years 7.79 years 0.6433 years Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Belarus or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 8.42 years against 8.14 years in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Belarus and Russian Federation?
0.28 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russian Federation?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Russian Federation rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Belarus ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd 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 age 45. 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 age 45
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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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.