Russian Federation vs United States Virgin Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Russian Federation
8.42 years
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
9.01 years
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
3rd
United States Virgin Islands rank
2nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Russian Federation
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 9.01 years against 8.42 years in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.59 years.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 3rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 7 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 5.95 years 3.68 years 2.27 years Russian Federation
1960s 6.42 years 3.81 years 2.6 years Russian Federation
1970s 7.51 years 4.5 years 3.01 years Russian Federation
1980s 7.62 years 4.65 years 2.97 years Russian Federation
1990s 8.65 years 4.95 years 3.7 years Russian Federation
2000s 9.33 years 5.53 years 3.8 years Russian Federation
2010s 8.51 years 7.89 years 0.6161 years Russian Federation
2020s 7.79 years 9.01 years 1.21 years United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Russian Federation or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 9.01 years against 8.42 years in Russian Federation as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Russian Federation and United States Virgin Islands?
0.59 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States Virgin Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Russian Federation ranks 3rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 2nd 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

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