Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 8.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.13
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
15th
of 229 countries
All-time high
11.47
in 2006
All-time low
7.58
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kazakhstan, 1950–2023

02.557.51012.5195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 8.13 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.47 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.58, in 1987.

That places Kazakhstan 15th out of 229 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.

Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kazakhstan, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 7.94
1951 7.98 +0.5%
1952 8.02 +0.5%
1953 8.06 +0.6%
1954 8.11 +0.6%
1955 8.17 +0.7%
1956 8.24 +0.8%
1957 8.3 +0.8%
1958 8.37 +0.8%
1959 8.44 +0.8%
1960 8.51 +0.8%
1961 8.58 +0.8%
1962 8.64 +0.7%
1963 8.7 +0.8%
1964 8.77 +0.8%
1965 8.85 +0.9%
1966 8.93 +1.0%
1967 9.02 +1.0%
1968 9.11 +0.9%
1969 9.17 +0.8%
1970 9.22 +0.5%
1971 9.23 +0.2%
1972 9.22 -0.2%
1973 9.19 -0.3%
1974 9.17 -0.2%
1975 9.18 +0.0%
1976 9.22 +0.4%
1977 9.3 +0.9%
1978 9.37 +0.8%
1979 9.41 +0.4%
1980 9.36 -0.5%
1981 9.18 -1.8%
1982 8.88 -3.3%
1983 8.5 -4.2%
1984 8.13 -4.4%
1985 7.83 -3.8%
1986 7.63 -2.5%
1987 7.58 -0.6%
1988 7.68 +1.3%
1989 7.9 +2.9%
1990 8.22 +4.0%
1991 8.6 +4.7%
1992 9.03 +5.0%
1993 9.47 +4.9%
1994 9.9 +4.5%
1995 10.29 +3.9%
1996 10.64 +3.4%
1997 10.9 +2.4%
1998 11.05 +1.4%
1999 11.12 +0.6%
2000 11.13 +0.1%
2001 11.12 -0.1%
2002 11.13 +0.1%
2003 11.19 +0.5%
2004 11.29 +0.9%
2005 11.4 +1.0%
2006 11.47 +0.6%
2007 11.46 -0.1%
2008 11.34 -1.1%
2009 11.09 -2.2%
2010 10.76 -3.0%
2011 10.38 -3.5%
2012 10 -3.7%
2013 9.64 -3.6%
2014 9.33 -3.2%
2015 9.07 -2.8%
2016 8.85 -2.4%
2017 8.67 -2.1%
2018 8.51 -1.7%
2019 8.39 -1.5%
2020 8.52 +1.5%
2021 7.78 -8.6%
2022 8.62 +10.8%
2023 8.13 -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 8.16 7.94 8.44 10
1960s 8.83 8.51 9.17 10
1970s 9.25 9.17 9.41 10
1980s 8.27 7.58 9.36 10
1990s 9.92 8.22 11.12 10
2000s 11.26 11.09 11.47 10
2010s 9.36 8.39 10.76 10
2020s 8.26 7.78 8.62 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 12 Viet Nam 8.68 compare
  2. 13 Thailand 8.51 compare
  3. 14 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.35 compare
  4. 16 Curaçao 8.03 compare
  5. 17 Estonia 8.03 compare
  6. 18 Armenia 8.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Kazakhstan?
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Kazakhstan was 8.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 11.47 in 2006.
What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 7.58 in 1987.
How does Kazakhstan rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Kazakhstan ranks 15th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Difference in male and female life expectancy
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Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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