Sex gap in life expectancy in Lithuania
Lithuania: Sex gap in life expectancy was 9.46 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.46 years
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
7th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12.67 years
in 2007
All-time low
6.03 years
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania stood at 9.46 years.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Lithuania peaked at 12.67 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.03 years, in 1960.
That places Lithuania 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.43 years | — |
| 1951 | 6.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.41 years | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.31 years | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 6.22 years | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 6.12 years | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 6.03 years | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 6.78 years | +12.3% |
| 1962 | 6.52 years | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 7.06 years | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 6.75 years | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 6.6 years | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 6.97 years | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 7.5 years | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 7.48 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.93 years | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 8.23 years | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 8.57 years | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 8.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 8.43 years | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 8.7 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 9.2 years | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 9.57 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 9.45 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 9.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 10.04 years | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 10.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 10.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.06 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.99 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 10.24 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 9.72 years | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 8.52 years | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 8.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 8.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 9.37 years | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 9.76 years | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 10.69 years | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 11.08 years | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 11.81 years | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 12.24 years | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 11.72 years | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 11.18 years | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 11.11 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.61 years | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.59 years | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 11.29 years | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.26 years | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 12.01 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 12.67 years | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6 years | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 11.41 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.21 years | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.03 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.02 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.85 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.73 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.46 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.66 years | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 9.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.53 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.96 years | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 9.28 years | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 9.74 years | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 9.46 years | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.37 years | 6.12 years | 6.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.96 years | 6.03 years | 7.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.02 years | 8.23 years | 10.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.55 years | 8.52 years | 10.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.08 years | 9.76 years | 12.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.63 years | 10.63 years | 12.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.47 years | 9.53 years | 11.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 years | 9.28 years | 9.96 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Lithuania?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Lithuania was 9.46 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.67 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.03 years in 1960.
- How does Lithuania rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.