Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 9.53 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.53 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12.01 years
in 2005
All-time low
6.42 years
in 1961
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Belarus, 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 versus gdp per capita in Belarus stood at 9.53 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Belarus peaked at 12.01 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.42 years, in 1961.
That places Belarus 6th 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 versus GDP per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.56 years | — |
| 1951 | 7.47 years | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 7.31 years | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 7.13 years | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 6.97 years | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 6.83 years | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 6.72 years | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 6.65 years | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 6.58 years | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 6.49 years | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 6.45 years | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 6.42 years | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 6.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.65 years | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 6.75 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 6.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 6.93 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 7.08 years | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 7.38 years | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 7.67 years | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 7.91 years | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 8.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 8.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 8.25 years | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.46 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 8.8 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 8.97 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 9.35 years | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 9.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 9.73 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 9.66 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 9.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.64 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.56 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 9.28 years | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 8.84 years | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 8.72 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.15 years | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 9.6 years | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 10.12 years | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 10.35 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.9 years | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 11.17 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 11.47 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 11.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 11.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 12 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.94 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.77 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.69 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.75 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.31 years | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.78 years | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 10.5 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.3 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.11 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.05 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.91 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.79 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.33 years | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.97 years | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 9.56 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 9.53 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.97 years | 6.49 years | 7.56 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.75 years | 6.42 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.5 years | 7.67 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.39 years | 8.72 years | 9.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2 years | 10.12 years | 11.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.85 years | 11.68 years | 12.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.65 years | 9.79 years | 11.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.85 years | 9.53 years | 10.33 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Belarus?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Belarus was 9.53 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 versus gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 years in 1961.
- How does Belarus rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Belarus ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.