Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Belarus or Viet Nam?

Belarus, at 9.53 years against 9.39 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Belarus and Viet Nam?

0.14 years, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Viet Nam?

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

Belarus vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy

Belarus

9.53 years

in 2023

Viet Nam

9.39 years

in 2023

Belarus rank

6th

Viet Nam rank

8th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Belarus
Viet Nam

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 9.53 years against 9.39 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Belarus ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.97 years	7.07 years	0.1004 years	Viet Nam
1960s	6.75 years	8.53 years	1.78 years	Viet Nam
1970s	8.5 years	10.22 years	1.73 years	Viet Nam
1980s	9.39 years	8.3 years	1.08 years	Belarus
1990s	11.2 years	7.86 years	3.34 years	Belarus
2000s	11.85 years	9.55 years	2.3 years	Belarus
2010s	10.65 years	9.55 years	1.1 years	Belarus
2020s	9.85 years	9.52 years	0.3303 years	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Belarus or Viet Nam?: Belarus, at 9.53 years against 9.39 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Belarus and Viet Nam?: 0.14 years, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Viet Nam rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Belarus ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 8th 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. 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
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.