Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Russia

Russia: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 11.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.78
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
14.04
in 1995
All-time low
7.53
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Russia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russia recorded 11.78 for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in 2023.

The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Russia peaked at 14.04 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.53, in 1951.

Russia ranks 3rd 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 Russia, year by year

Annual values for Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality in Russia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 7.86 —
1951 7.53 -4.2%
1952 7.64 +1.5%
1953 8.11 +6.1%
1954 7.92 -2.3%
1955 7.76 -2.0%
1956 8.09 +4.3%
1957 8.26 +2.1%
1958 8.13 -1.6%
1959 8.06 -0.9%
1960 8.31 +3.2%
1961 8.43 +1.4%
1962 8.58 +1.8%
1963 8.56 -0.2%
1964 8.47 -1.1%
1965 8.91 +5.2%
1966 9.17 +2.9%
1967 9.36 +2.1%
1968 9.78 +4.5%
1969 10.19 +4.2%
1970 10.33 +1.4%
1971 10.51 +1.8%
1972 10.34 -1.7%
1973 10.32 -0.1%
1974 10.52 +1.9%
1975 10.78 +2.4%
1976 11 +2.0%
1977 11.41 +3.8%
1978 11.37 -0.4%
1979 11.56 +1.7%
1980 11.61 +0.5%
1981 11.56 -0.4%
1982 11.36 -1.8%
1983 11.26 -0.8%
1984 11.3 +0.3%
1985 10.58 -6.4%
1986 9.63 -9.0%
1987 9.62 -0.1%
1988 9.79 +1.8%
1989 10.44 +6.6%
1990 10.71 +2.6%
1991 10.98 +2.4%
1992 11.89 +8.4%
1993 13.15 +10.6%
1994 13.77 +4.7%
1995 14.04 +2.0%
1996 13.15 -6.4%
1997 12.04 -8.4%
1998 11.96 -0.7%
1999 12.88 +7.7%
2000 13.52 +5.0%
2001 13.37 -1.1%
2002 13.36 -0.1%
2003 13.39 +0.2%
2004 13.51 +0.9%
2005 13.59 +0.6%
2006 12.92 -4.9%
2007 12.59 -2.6%
2008 12.42 -1.4%
2009 11.98 -3.5%
2010 12.05 +0.5%
2011 11.66 -3.2%
2012 11.4 -2.2%
2013 11.28 -1.1%
2014 11.3 +0.2%
2015 10.85 -4.0%
2016 10.46 -3.6%
2017 10.07 -3.8%
2018 10.17 +1.0%
2019 10.43 +2.6%
2020 9.66 -7.4%
2021 9.2 -4.7%
2022 10.62 +15.4%
2023 11.78 +10.9%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 11.78 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 2.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 11.78 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 7.94 7.53 8.26 10
1960s 8.97 8.31 10.19 10
1970s 10.81 10.32 11.56 10
1980s 10.72 9.62 11.61 10
1990s 12.46 10.71 14.04 10
2000s 13.06 11.98 13.59 10
2010s 10.97 10.07 12.05 10
2020s 10.32 9.2 11.78 4

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 1 Ukraine 13.3 compare
  2. 2 Palestine 11.81 compare
  3. 4 United States Virgin Islands 10.84 compare
  4. 5 Georgia 9.54 compare
  5. 6 Belarus 9.53 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Russia?
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Russia was 11.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 14.04 in 1995.
What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.53 in 1951.
How does Russia rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Russia ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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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Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
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Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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