Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Belarus
Belarus: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 8.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.14 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.3 years
in 2010
All-time low
3.58 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Belarus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Belarus stood at 8.14 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Belarus peaked at 9.3 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.58 years, in 1950.
Belarus ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Belarus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.64 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 3.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 3.74 years | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 3.81 years | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 3.89 years | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 3.98 years | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 4.09 years | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 4.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 4.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 4.34 years | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 4.46 years | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 4.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.58 years | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 4.69 years | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 4.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 4.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 4.91 years | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 5.07 years | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 5.24 years | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 5.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.48 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 5.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.69 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 5.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 5.94 years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 6.05 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 6.35 years | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 6.47 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.68 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 6.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 6.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 6.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.81 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 6.6 years | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 6.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.89 years | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 7.18 years | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 7.52 years | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 7.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.02 years | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 8.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.4 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 8.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 8.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.57 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.8 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.18 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.04 years | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.78 years | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.66 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.64 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.51 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.36 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.89 years | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 8.57 years | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.15 years | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.14 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.88 years | 3.58 years | 4.18 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.63 years | 4.23 years | 5.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.79 years | 5.24 years | 6.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.78 years | 6.59 years | 7.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.24 years | 7.52 years | 8.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.94 years | 8.57 years | 9.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 years | 8.36 years | 9.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 years | 8.14 years | 8.89 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Belarus?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Belarus was 8.14 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 years in 1950.
- How does Belarus rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Belarus ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.