Gender gap in life expectancy by age group by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
2.06
Japan
Lowest
0.3107
Ukraine
Median
0.9475
Years covered
269
1751–2019
Data points
3,442
What the numbers show
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 2.06 in Japan; the lowest is 0.3107 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9475, and the mean is 0.928.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 75.5%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 13.3%).
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2.06 | 2019 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 1.45 | 2018 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 1.28 | 2018 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 1.2 | 2017 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 1.16 | 2019 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 1.15 | 2018 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1.12 | 2019 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1.09 | 2018 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 1.08 | 2018 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Sweden | 1.07 | 2019 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 1.07 | 2018 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 1.07 | 2018 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Norway | 1.04 | 2018 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 14 | New Zealand | 0.9722 | 2013 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 0.9677 | 2019 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Estonia | 0.9522 | 2019 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 0.9475 | 2018 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 0.944 | 2017 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 0.8982 | 2017 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 0.8913 | 2017 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 0.8181 | 2018 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 0.8133 | 2018 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.7881 | 2019 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 24 | United States | 0.7738 | 2018 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 0.735 | 2018 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.7058 | 2017 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 0.666 | 2018 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 28 | Iceland | 0.6438 | 2018 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovakia | 0.5891 | 2017 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 0.553 | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 0.4277 | 2017 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Russia | 0.3897 | 2014 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 0.3107 | 2013 | up 17.6% | falling |