Latvia vs Lithuania: Difference in male and female life expectancy
Latvia
8.98
in 2023
Lithuania
9.4
in 2023
Latvia rank
9th
Lithuania rank
7th
Difference in male and female life expectancy over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 9.4 against 8.98 in Latvia, a difference of 0.42.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 9th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.35 | 5.33 | 1.02 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 7.41 | 6.48 | 0.9258 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 9.29 | 8.68 | 0.6033 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 9.48 | 9.31 | 0.1689 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 11.54 | 10.94 | 0.5972 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 10.8 | 11.53 | 0.7286 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 9.68 | 10.44 | 0.7628 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 9.28 | 9.54 | 0.2609 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 9.4 against 8.98 in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.42, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Latvia ranks 9th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.