Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ukraine
Ukraine: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 9.06 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.06 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.06 years
in 2023
All-time low
3.63 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ukraine, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 9.06 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ukraine peaked at 9.06 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.63 years, in 1953.
Ukraine ranks 1st 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.71 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 3.7 years | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 3.63 years | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 3.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.63 years | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.8 years | +4.9% |
| 1957 | 3.89 years | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 4.02 years | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 4.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 4.23 years | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 4.36 years | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 4.46 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 4.54 years | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 4.72 years | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 4.94 years | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 5.14 years | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 5.27 years | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 5.5 years | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 5.69 years | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 5.86 years | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 5.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 5.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 6.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.3 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 6.48 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 6.69 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 6.87 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 7 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 7.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 7.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 7.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.05 years | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 6.7 years | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 6.36 years | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 6.22 years | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 6.38 years | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 6.54 years | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 6.83 years | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 7.05 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 7.17 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.32 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.55 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 7.83 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 7.98 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 7.88 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.79 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.02 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 8.18 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.11 years | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 7.81 years | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.64 years | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.53 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.86 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 8.02 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2 years | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 9 years | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 9.06 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.78 years | 3.63 years | 4.08 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.89 years | 4.23 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.22 years | 5.86 years | 6.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.78 years | 6.22 years | 7.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.53 years | 6.83 years | 7.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.34 years | 8.02 years | 8.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 years | 7.53 years | 8.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 years | 7.2 years | 9.06 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 9.01 years compare
- 3 Russian Federation 8.42 years compare
- 4 Belarus 8.14 years compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 16.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ukraine?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Ukraine was 9.06 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 years in 1953.
- How does Ukraine rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Ukraine ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.