Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Lithuania
Lithuania: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 9.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.46
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
7th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12.67
in 2007
All-time low
6.03
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Lithuania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Lithuania stood at 9.46.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Lithuania peaked at 12.67 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.03, in 1960.
Lithuania ranks 7th 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.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.43 | — |
| 1951 | 6.44 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.44 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.45 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.46 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.41 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.41 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.31 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 6.22 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 6.12 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 6.03 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 6.78 | +12.3% |
| 1962 | 6.52 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 7.06 | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 6.75 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 6.6 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 6.97 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 7.5 | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 7.48 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.93 | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 8.23 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 8.57 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 8.63 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 8.43 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 8.7 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 9.2 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 9.57 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 9.45 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 9.44 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 10.04 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 10.05 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 10.15 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.06 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.99 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 10.24 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 9.72 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 8.52 | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 8.6 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 8.8 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 9.37 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 9.76 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 10.69 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 11.08 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 11.81 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 12.24 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 11.72 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 11.18 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 11.11 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.61 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.62 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.63 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.59 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 11.29 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.32 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.46 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.26 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 12.01 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 12.67 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 11.41 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.21 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.03 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.02 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.85 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.73 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.46 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.51 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.66 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 9.69 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.53 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.96 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 9.28 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 9.74 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 9.46 | -2.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 9.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 9.46 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.37 | 6.12 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.96 | 6.03 | 7.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.02 | 8.23 | 10.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.55 | 8.52 | 10.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.08 | 9.76 | 12.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.63 | 10.63 | 12.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.47 | 9.53 | 11.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 | 9.28 | 9.96 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Lithuania?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Lithuania was 9.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.67 in 2007.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.03 in 1960.
- How does Lithuania rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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