Kazakhstan vs Thailand: Sex gap in life expectancy
Kazakhstan
8.28 years
in 2023
Thailand
8.7 years
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
16th
Thailand rank
14th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Kazakhstan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.7 years against 8.28 years in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.42 years.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.34 years | 2.36 years | 6.98 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 10.04 years | 4.24 years | 5.8 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 10.46 years | 5.83 years | 4.63 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 9.09 years | 6.63 years | 2.46 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 10.46 years | 7.56 years | 2.9 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 11.57 years | 7.35 years | 4.23 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 9.55 years | 8.24 years | 1.31 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 8.41 years | 8.8 years | 0.3915 years | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kazakhstan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.7 years against 8.28 years in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Kazakhstan and Thailand?
- 0.42 years, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Thailand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Kazakhstan ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.