Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
13.3
Ukraine
Lowest
0.387
Togo
Median
5.01
Years covered
273
1751–2023
Data points
18,722
What the numbers show
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 13.3 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.387 in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.01, and the mean is 5.25.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 197.6%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 57.6%).
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 13.3 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 2 | Palestine | 11.81 | 2023 | up 197.6% | flat |
| 3 | Russia | 11.78 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 4 | United States Virgin Islands | 10.84 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 9.54 | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Belarus | 9.53 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 9.46 | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 8 | Vietnam | 9.39 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 9.19 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova | 8.97 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 8.91 | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 12 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8.76 | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 13 | El Salvador | 8.74 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 8.7 | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Curacao | 8.37 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 8.28 | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 17 | Estonia | 8.14 | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 18 | Armenia | 8.07 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Namibia | 8.01 | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 20 | Guam | 7.98 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 21 | Venezuela | 7.78 | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 7.73 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Micronesia (country) | 7.63 | 2023 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.49 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 7.48 | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.45 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 27 | Guyana | 7.44 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | Guadeloupe | 7.4 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 29 | Bahamas | 7.28 | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 7.21 | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 31 | Cook Islands | 7.18 | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 7.16 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 33 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 7.07 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.07 | 2023 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 7.05 | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 36 | Tonga | 7.04 | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 6.99 | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 6.99 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 39 | Tuvalu | 6.93 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 40 | Bermuda | 6.89 | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 41 | Saint Helena | 6.75 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 6.65 | 2023 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 43 | Anguilla | 6.64 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 44 | Seychelles | 6.58 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 6.58 | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 46 | Haiti | 6.57 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 6.56 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 6.54 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 6.49 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 6.48 | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.48 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 6.44 | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 53 | Suriname | 6.38 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 6.37 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 55 | Martinique | 6.36 | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 56 | Sudan | 6.35 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 57 | Cape Verde | 6.35 | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 6.35 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 59 | Dominica | 6.33 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.31 | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 61 | Croatia | 6.28 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritius | 6.25 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 63 | Mozambique | 6.24 | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 64 | Brazil | 6.22 | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 65 | Paraguay | 6.07 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 66 | Japan | 6.05 | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 67 | Grenada | 5.99 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 68 | South Sudan | 5.99 | 2023 | up 108.1% | falling |
| 69 | Taiwan | 5.98 | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 5.97 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 71 | South Korea | 5.96 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 5.95 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 73 | Philippines | 5.93 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 5.9 | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 75 | French Guiana | 5.86 | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 76 | Uganda | 5.85 | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 77 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.83 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 78 | Reunion | 5.8 | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 79 | Eswatini | 5.77 | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.74 | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 81 | China | 5.73 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 5.68 | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 83 | France | 5.66 | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.65 | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 5.64 | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 86 | American Samoa | 5.64 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 87 | Tanzania | 5.58 | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 5.57 | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 89 | Mexico | 5.57 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 5.57 | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 91 | British Virgin Islands | 5.52 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Colombia | 5.5 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 93 | Finland | 5.5 | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Ecuador | 5.48 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 95 | Slovenia | 5.44 | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 96 | Lesotho | 5.39 | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 97 | Spain | 5.35 | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 98 | Saint Barthelemy | 5.35 | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 5.35 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 100 | Turkey | 5.33 | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 5.29 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 102 | Hong Kong | 5.29 | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 103 | Niue | 5.28 | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 104 | Tunisia | 5.23 | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 105 | Gibraltar | 5.23 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 106 | Cambodia | 5.18 | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | 5.15 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 108 | Gabon | 5.15 | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 5.11 | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 110 | Malaysia | 5.1 | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 111 | Aruba | 5.08 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 112 | Argentina | 5.07 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 113 | Angola | 5.05 | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 114 | Greece | 5.04 | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 115 | Somalia | 5.04 | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 5.02 | 2023 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 117 | Jamaica | 5.02 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 118 | Bolivia | 5.02 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 119 | New Caledonia | 5.01 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 120 | Singapore | 5 | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 121 | United States | 4.98 | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 122 | Djibouti | 4.98 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 123 | Barbados | 4.98 | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 124 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.93 | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 125 | Cayman Islands | 4.89 | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 126 | Cuba | 4.85 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 127 | Pakistan | 4.83 | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Ghana | 4.81 | 2023 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 4.79 | 2023 | up 72.5% | falling |
| 130 | Austria | 4.78 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 131 | Germany | 4.74 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 132 | Zambia | 4.74 | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 4.73 | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 134 | Peru | 4.71 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.71 | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 136 | Montserrat | 4.7 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 137 | Palau | 4.64 | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 138 | Syria | 4.58 | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Guatemala | 4.56 | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Guernsey | 4.56 | 2023 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 141 | Jordan | 4.48 | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 4.48 | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 143 | Belgium | 4.47 | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Laos | 4.47 | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.47 | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 4.46 | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Kenya | 4.46 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 148 | Morocco | 4.43 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 149 | Macao | 4.42 | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 150 | Cameroon | 4.42 | 2023 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Israel | 4.41 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 152 | Canada | 4.4 | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 4.4 | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 154 | Marshall Islands | 4.4 | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 155 | Rwanda | 4.39 | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Greenland | 4.35 | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 157 | Vatican | 4.34 | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 158 | Faroe Islands | 4.33 | 2023 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 159 | Egypt | 4.32 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 4.3 | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 161 | North Korea | 4.29 | 2023 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.25 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 163 | Mayotte | 4.24 | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 164 | Indonesia | 4.23 | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 165 | Brunei | 4.23 | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Isle of Man | 4.21 | 2023 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 167 | Italy | 4.18 | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Yemen | 4.15 | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 169 | Eritrea | 4.15 | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 170 | Comoros | 4.15 | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 171 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.12 | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 172 | Ireland | 4.11 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 173 | Burundi | 4.1 | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 174 | Falkland Islands | 4.09 | 2023 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 4.06 | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 176 | Monaco | 4.06 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 177 | Jersey | 4.04 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 178 | Cyprus | 4.03 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 4.03 | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Fiji | 4.02 | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 181 | Andorra | 4.01 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 182 | Lebanon | 3.99 | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Malta | 3.99 | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 184 | Mauritania | 3.98 | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 185 | Tokelau | 3.97 | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Senegal | 3.96 | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 187 | Western Sahara | 3.86 | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 188 | United Kingdom | 3.85 | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 189 | Chile | 3.84 | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 190 | Iran | 3.84 | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Denmark | 3.84 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 192 | Switzerland | 3.82 | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 193 | Chad | 3.82 | 2023 | up 87.3% | falling |
| 194 | Samoa | 3.8 | 2023 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 195 | Nauru | 3.72 | 2023 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 196 | Albania | 3.72 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 197 | Bhutan | 3.66 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 198 | Sweden | 3.66 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 199 | Australia | 3.64 | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 200 | Iraq | 3.63 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.62 | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 202 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3.61 | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 203 | Kiribati | 3.59 | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 204 | Iceland | 3.52 | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 3.48 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 206 | Madagascar | 3.44 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 207 | Sierra Leone | 3.44 | 2023 | up 87.5% | falling |
| 208 | Oman | 3.39 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 209 | East Timor | 3.37 | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Gambia | 3.36 | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 211 | New Zealand | 3.36 | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 212 | Bangladesh | 3.34 | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Congo | 3.34 | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 214 | Luxembourg | 3.27 | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 215 | Netherlands | 3.2 | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 216 | Maldives | 3.13 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 217 | Norway | 3.1 | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 218 | India | 3.08 | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 219 | Afghanistan | 3.07 | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 220 | Nepal | 3 | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 221 | San Marino | 2.89 | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 222 | Mali | 2.86 | 2023 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 223 | Benin | 2.86 | 2023 | up 50.3% | falling |
| 224 | Algeria | 2.8 | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 225 | Solomon Islands | 2.77 | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 226 | Kuwait | 2.59 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 227 | Liberia | 2.57 | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 228 | Guinea | 2.38 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 229 | United Arab Emirates | 2.23 | 2023 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 230 | Libya | 2.15 | 2023 | down 57.6% | rising |
| 231 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.96 | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 232 | Niger | 1.87 | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 233 | Qatar | 1.76 | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 234 | Bahrain | 1.31 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 235 | Nigeria | 0.5671 | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 236 | Togo | 0.387 | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |