Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Estonia or Latvia?

Latvia, at 7.63 years against 7.38 years in Estonia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?

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 age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Latvia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Estonia

7.38 years

in 2023

Latvia

7.63 years

in 2023

Estonia rank

9th

Latvia rank

7th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Estonia
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 7.63 years against 7.38 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 7th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5.1 years	4.54 years	0.5565 years	Estonia
1960s	5.58 years	5.1 years	0.4752 years	Estonia
1970s	6.39 years	6.27 years	0.1224 years	Estonia
1980s	6.91 years	6.85 years	0.0558 years	Estonia
1990s	8.19 years	8.39 years	0.2025 years	Latvia
2000s	8.62 years	8.46 years	0.1604 years	Estonia
2010s	7.69 years	8.01 years	0.3223 years	Latvia
2020s	7.58 years	7.83 years	0.2404 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Estonia or Latvia?: Latvia, at 7.63 years against 7.38 years in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Estonia and Latvia?: 0.25 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Estonia ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 7th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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