Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ukraine
Ukraine: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 13.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ukraine, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Ukraine is 13.29, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Ukraine peaked at 13.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.69, in 1955.
Ukraine ranks 1st 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 male and female life expectancy in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.97 | — |
| 1951 | 5.03 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 4.86 | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 4.73 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 4.73 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 4.69 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 4.93 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 5.08 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 5.28 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 5.38 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 5.57 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 5.73 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 5.87 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 5.94 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 6.17 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 6.43 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 6.75 | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 6.99 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 7.35 | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 7.62 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 7.91 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 7.99 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 8.08 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.04 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 8.17 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 8.28 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8.59 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 8.81 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.14 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 9.36 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 9.55 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 9.65 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.67 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.71 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.37 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 8.81 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 8.25 | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 8.02 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 8.32 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 8.64 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 9.15 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 9.55 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 9.82 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 10.12 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 10.51 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 10.9 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 11.02 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 10.8 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 10.7 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.85 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.11 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 11.28 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.25 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.34 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.47 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.54 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.63 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.58 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.29 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.7 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.13 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.98 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.99 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.99 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.13 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.73 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 9.46 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.36 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.71 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 9.83 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.66 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.84 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 13.22 | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 13.29 | +0.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 13.29 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 13.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.35, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +49.5% | 8.84 | 13.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.97 | 4.69 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.44 | 5.57 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.44 | 7.91 | 9.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9 | 8.02 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.34 | 9.15 | 11.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.32 | 10.7 | 11.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.83 | 9.36 | 10.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.25 | 8.84 | 13.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Ukraine?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Ukraine was 13.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 13.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.69 in 1955.
- How does Ukraine rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Ukraine ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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