Lithuania vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy
Lithuania
9.46 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
9.39 years
in 2023
Lithuania rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
8th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Lithuania
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 9.46 years against 9.39 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Lithuania ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.37 years | 7.07 years | 0.702 years | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 6.96 years | 8.53 years | 1.57 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 9.02 years | 10.22 years | 1.2 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 9.55 years | 8.3 years | 1.25 years | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 11.08 years | 7.86 years | 3.22 years | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 11.63 years | 9.55 years | 2.08 years | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 10.47 years | 9.55 years | 0.9212 years | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 9.61 years | 9.52 years | 0.0924 years | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Lithuania or Viet Nam?
- Lithuania, at 9.46 years against 9.39 years in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Lithuania and Viet Nam?
- 0.07 years, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Viet Nam rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Lithuania ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 8th 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.