Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Latvia
80.47 years
in 2023
Sri Lanka
80.59 years
in 2023
Latvia rank
84th
Sri Lanka rank
82nd

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

  • Latvia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 80.59 years against 80.47 years in Latvia, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 70.26 years 58.58 years 11.68 years Latvia
1960s 74.19 years 64.7 years 9.49 years Latvia
1970s 74.35 years 67.96 years 6.4 years Latvia
1980s 74.66 years 72.45 years 2.2 years Latvia
1990s 73.99 years 74.94 years 0.9535 years Sri Lanka
2000s 76.23 years 76.18 years 0.0498 years Latvia
2010s 79.07 years 79.15 years 0.0767 years Sri Lanka
2020s 79.47 years 80.16 years 0.6905 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 80.59 years against 80.47 years in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
0.12 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Latvia ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.