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Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Finland

Finland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.86 years
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
68th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.38 years
in 1918
All-time low
1.6 years
in 1887
Years of data
146
1878–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Finland, 1878–2023

2468187819502023

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 Finland stood at 4.86 years.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Finland peaked at 7.38 years in 1918 and was at its lowest, 1.6 years, in 1887.

That places Finland 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 146 years of available data.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Finland, year by year

Year years Change
1878 2.03 years —
1879 1.87 years -7.9%
1880 2.15 years +15.0%
1881 1.94 years -9.8%
1882 1.91 years -1.5%
1883 1.76 years -7.9%
1884 1.99 years +13.1%
1885 2.04 years +2.5%
1886 1.77 years -13.2%
1887 1.6 years -9.6%
1888 1.71 years +6.9%
1889 1.77 years +3.5%
1890 2.04 years +15.3%
1891 1.88 years -7.8%
1892 1.91 years +1.6%
1893 2.37 years +24.1%
1894 1.92 years -19.0%
1895 2.31 years +20.3%
1896 2.13 years -7.8%
1897 2.05 years -3.8%
1898 2.06 years +0.5%
1899 2.12 years +2.9%
1900 2.07 years -2.4%
1901 1.99 years -3.9%
1902 2.13 years +7.0%
1903 2.45 years +15.0%
1904 2.27 years -7.3%
1905 2.55 years +12.3%
1906 2.75 years +7.8%
1907 2.9 years +5.5%
1908 2.65 years -8.6%
1909 3.01 years +13.6%
1910 2.76 years -8.3%
1911 3.1 years +12.3%
1912 3.06 years -1.3%
1913 3.24 years +5.9%
1914 3.19 years -1.5%
1915 3.35 years +5.0%
1916 3.31 years -1.2%
1917 3.34 years +0.9%
1918 7.38 years +121.0%
1919 3.91 years -47.0%
1920 4.03 years +3.1%
1921 3.44 years -14.6%
1922 3.5 years +1.7%
1923 3.96 years +13.1%
1924 3.53 years -10.9%
1925 4.06 years +15.0%
1926 3.88 years -4.4%
1927 4.08 years +5.2%
1928 4.27 years +4.7%
1929 3.95 years -7.5%
1930 4.01 years +1.5%
1931 3.9 years -2.7%
1932 4.39 years +12.6%
1933 4.43 years +0.9%
1934 4 years -9.7%
1935 4.08 years +2.0%
1936 3.83 years -6.1%
1937 4.06 years +6.0%
1938 3.93 years -3.2%
1939 4.02 years +2.3%
1940 4.56 years +13.4%
1941 4.99 years +9.4%
1942 5.17 years +3.6%
1943 4.77 years -7.7%
1944 4.65 years -2.5%
1945 5.36 years +15.3%
1946 5.88 years +9.7%
1947 5.54 years -5.8%
1948 5.32 years -4.0%
1949 4.82 years -9.4%
1950 5.1 years +5.7%
1951 4.86 years -4.6%
1952 4.5 years -7.5%
1953 4.63 years +3.0%
1954 4.63 years -0.1%
1955 4.98 years +7.7%
1956 4.86 years -2.4%
1957 4.89 years +0.5%
1958 4.94 years +1.1%
1959 4.95 years +0.2%
1960 5.14 years +3.8%
1961 4.93 years -4.0%
1962 5.28 years +7.1%
1963 5.37 years +1.6%
1964 5.43 years +1.2%
1965 5.56 years +2.3%
1966 5.66 years +1.7%
1967 5.93 years +4.8%
1968 5.96 years +0.4%
1969 6.11 years +2.6%
1970 6.29 years +2.9%
1971 6.51 years +3.4%
1972 6.34 years -2.7%
1973 6.79 years +7.2%
1974 6.9 years +1.7%
1975 6.81 years -1.3%
1976 7.11 years +4.3%
1977 7.36 years +3.5%
1978 7.27 years -1.2%
1979 7.09 years -2.4%
1980 7.09 years -0.1%
1981 6.93 years -2.2%
1982 7.03 years +1.4%
1983 6.87 years -2.3%
1984 6.89 years +0.3%
1985 6.98 years +1.3%
1986 6.69 years -4.2%
1987 6.52 years -2.4%
1988 6.43 years -1.5%
1989 6.41 years -0.3%
1990 6.39 years -0.3%
1991 6.34 years -0.7%
1992 6.33 years -0.1%
1993 5.99 years -5.5%
1994 5.99 years +0.1%
1995 6.11 years +2.0%
1996 6.2 years +1.4%
1997 5.85 years -5.5%
1998 6.19 years +5.8%
1999 6.13 years -1.0%
2000 5.72 years -6.7%
2001 5.7 years -0.4%
2002 5.59 years -1.9%
2003 5.6 years +0.2%
2004 5.87 years +4.7%
2005 5.83 years -0.7%
2006 5.91 years +1.4%
2007 5.9 years -0.2%
2008 5.55 years -5.8%
2009 5.67 years +2.1%
2010 5.51 years -2.9%
2011 5.42 years -1.6%
2012 5.13 years -5.3%
2013 5.11 years -0.5%
2014 4.89 years -4.3%
2015 4.88 years -0.2%
2016 4.93 years +1.0%
2017 4.74 years -3.9%
2018 4.71 years -0.5%
2019 4.58 years -2.8%
2020 4.73 years +3.2%
2021 4.67 years -1.3%
2022 5.19 years +11.1%
2023 4.86 years -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 1.95 years 1.87 years 2.03 years 2
1880s 1.86 years 1.6 years 2.15 years 10
1890s 2.08 years 1.88 years 2.37 years 10
1900s 2.48 years 1.99 years 3.01 years 10
1910s 3.66 years 2.76 years 7.38 years 10
1920s 3.87 years 3.44 years 4.27 years 10
1930s 4.06 years 3.83 years 4.43 years 10
1940s 5.11 years 4.56 years 5.88 years 10
1950s 4.83 years 4.5 years 5.1 years 10
1960s 5.54 years 4.93 years 6.11 years 10
1970s 6.85 years 6.29 years 7.36 years 10
1980s 6.78 years 6.41 years 7.09 years 10
1990s 6.15 years 5.85 years 6.39 years 10
2000s 5.73 years 5.55 years 5.91 years 10
2010s 4.99 years 4.58 years 5.51 years 10
2020s 4.86 years 4.67 years 5.19 years 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 65 France 5.01 years compare
  2. 66 South Africa 4.9 years compare
  3. 67 Hong Kong, China 4.88 years compare
  4. 69 Reunion 4.79 years compare
  5. 70 Dominican Republic 4.79 years compare
  6. 71 Singapore 4.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Finland?
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Finland was 4.86 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 7.38 years in 1918.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 years in 1887.
How does Finland rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Finland ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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