Russian Federation vs Ukraine: How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?

Russian Federation
0.3897 years
in 2014
Ukraine
0.3107 years
in 2013
Russian Federation rank
32nd
Ukraine rank
33rd

How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.3897 years against 0.3107 years in Ukraine, a difference of 0.079 years.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.3 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Ukraine ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 33rd of 33 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 0.2961 years 0.3452 years 0.0491 years Ukraine
1960s 0.3548 years 0.3887 years 0.0339 years Ukraine
1970s 0.3751 years 0.3832 years 0.0081 years Ukraine
1980s 0.3663 years 0.3518 years 0.0145 years Russian Federation
1990s 0.3263 years 0.2944 years 0.0319 years Russian Federation
2000s 0.3007 years 0.2912 years 0.0095 years Russian Federation
2010s 0.3899 years 0.3188 years 0.0711 years Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?, Russian Federation or Ukraine?
Russian Federation, at 0.3897 years against 0.3107 years in Ukraine as of 2014.
What is the difference in how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? between Russian Federation and Ukraine?
0.079 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?
55 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2013.
How do Russian Federation and Ukraine rank globally for how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy??
Russian Federation ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 33rd of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?
Unit
years
Source
Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed

The sex gap in life expectancy arises from sex differences in death rates across the lifespan. This indicator shows the number of years that a given age group's death rates have contributed to the overall sex gap in life expectancy.