Kazakhstan vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Kazakhstan
8.13 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
8.68 years
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Viet Nam rank
12th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Kazakhstan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 8.68 years against 8.13 years in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.55 years.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.16 years | 6.2 years | 1.96 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 8.83 years | 7.43 years | 1.4 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 9.25 years | 9.09 years | 0.1631 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 8.27 years | 6.69 years | 1.57 years | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 9.92 years | 6.66 years | 3.26 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 11.26 years | 8.62 years | 2.65 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 9.36 years | 8.73 years | 0.6307 years | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 8.26 years | 8.79 years | 0.526 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Kazakhstan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 8.68 years against 8.13 years in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Kazakhstan and Viet Nam?
- 0.55 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Viet Nam rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 12th 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 different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.