Estonia vs Kazakhstan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Estonia
8.14 years
in 2023
Kazakhstan
8.28 years
in 2023
Estonia rank
17th
Kazakhstan rank
16th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Estonia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 8.28 years against 8.14 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Estonia ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.57 years | 9.34 years | 1.77 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 8.21 years | 10.04 years | 1.83 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 9.5 years | 10.46 years | 0.9535 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 9.57 years | 9.09 years | 0.4809 years | Estonia |
| 1990s | 11.31 years | 10.46 years | 0.8526 years | Estonia |
| 2000s | 10.94 years | 11.57 years | 0.6339 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 8.99 years | 9.55 years | 0.5566 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 8.52 years | 8.41 years | 0.1109 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Estonia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 8.28 years against 8.14 years in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Estonia and Kazakhstan?
- 0.14 years, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Kazakhstan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Kazakhstan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Estonia ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.