Sex gap in life expectancy in Latvia
Latvia: Sex gap in life expectancy was 8.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.91 years
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
11th
of 236 countries
All-time high
13.52 years
in 1994
All-time low
7.1 years
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Latvia, 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 in Latvia stood at 8.91 years.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Latvia peaked at 13.52 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.1 years, in 1959.
Latvia ranks 11th 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 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.51 years | — |
| 1951 | 7.4 years | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 7.36 years | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 7.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 7.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.35 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 7.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 7.25 years | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 7.18 years | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 7.1 years | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 7.24 years | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 7.59 years | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 7.34 years | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 7.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 7.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 8.06 years | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 7.61 years | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 7.47 years | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 8.78 years | +17.6% |
| 1969 | 9.27 years | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 8.59 years | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 9.06 years | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 9.53 years | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 9.15 years | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 9.76 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 10.23 years | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 10.42 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 9.86 years | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 10.01 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 10.19 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 10.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 10.93 years | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 10.38 years | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 10.71 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 10.4 years | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 9.26 years | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 8.79 years | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 8.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.95 years | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 9.76 years | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 10.38 years | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 10.81 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 11.72 years | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 12.82 years | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 13.52 years | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 12.95 years | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 11.68 years | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 11.06 years | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 11.25 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10.77 years | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 11.17 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 11.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.41 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.36 years | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 10.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.33 years | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.12 years | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.91 years | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.07 years | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 9.95 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.47 years | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.16 years | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 9.65 years | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.55 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.11 years | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.75 years | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 9.26 years | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.91 years | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.32 years | 7.1 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.84 years | 7.24 years | 9.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.68 years | 8.59 years | 10.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.83 years | 8.73 years | 10.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7 years | 10.38 years | 13.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9 years | 10.07 years | 11.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.69 years | 9.11 years | 10.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3 years | 8.91 years | 9.75 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Latvia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Latvia was 8.91 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 recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.52 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 years in 1959.
- How does Latvia rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.