Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Lithuania

Lithuania: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.7881 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7881
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.7881
in 2019
All-time low
0.1875
in 1961
Years of data
61
1959–2019

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Lithuania, 1959–2019

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Lithuania stood at 0.7881. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Lithuania peaked at 0.7881 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1875, in 1961.

Lithuania ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.2378 0.2378 0.2378 1
1960s 0.3156 0.1875 0.4767 10
1970s 0.2845 0.2251 0.3608 10
1980s 0.3926 0.3231 0.4745 10
1990s 0.3614 0.306 0.4101 10
2000s 0.5058 0.3937 0.6252 10
2010s 0.6708 0.5718 0.7881 10

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 20 Ireland 0.8913 compare
  2. 21 Poland 0.8181 compare
  3. 22 United Kingdom 0.8133 compare
  4. 24 United States 0.7738 compare
  5. 25 Czechia 0.735 compare
  6. 26 Latvia 0.7058 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Lithuania?
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Lithuania was 0.7881 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.7881 in 2019.
What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1875 in 1961.
How does Lithuania rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
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