Sex gap in life expectancy in Ukraine
Ukraine: Sex gap in life expectancy was 13.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.3 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
13.3 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.39 years
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Ukraine is 13.3 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Ukraine peaked at 13.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.39 years, in 1955.
That places Ukraine 1st 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.6 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 5.5 years | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 5.39 years | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 5.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 5.39 years | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 5.57 years | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 5.72 years | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 5.88 years | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 5.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 6.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 6.2 years | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 6.32 years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 6.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 6.6 years | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 6.86 years | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 7.15 years | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 7.39 years | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 7.78 years | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 8.03 years | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 8.29 years | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 8.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 8.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 8.54 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 8.65 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8.98 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 9.19 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 9.5 years | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 9.71 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 9.88 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 9.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 10.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 9.66 years | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 9.1 years | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 8.55 years | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 8.33 years | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 8.62 years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 8.95 years | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 9.44 years | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 9.82 years | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.09 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 10.38 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 10.74 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.1 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 11.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 11.02 years | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.92 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.08 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 11.49 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 11.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.39 years | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.79 years | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.23 years | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 10.09 years | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.81 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 9.55 years | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.45 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.76 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.68 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 8.91 years | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 13.22 years | +48.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.61 years | 5.39 years | 5.96 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.88 years | 6.08 years | 8.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.79 years | 8.29 years | 9.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3 years | 8.33 years | 10.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.58 years | 9.44 years | 11.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.47 years | 10.79 years | 11.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 years | 9.45 years | 10.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.28 years | 8.91 years | 13.3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 2 Palestine, State of 11.81 years compare
- 3 Russian Federation 11.78 years compare
- 4 United States Virgin Islands 10.84 years compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 13.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 in Ukraine?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Ukraine was 13.3 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 years in 1955.
- How does Ukraine rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Ukraine ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.