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
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.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.2378 | — |
| 1960 | 0.3628 | +52.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1875 | -48.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2191 | +16.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4135 | +88.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4767 | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3331 | -30.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2584 | -22.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2902 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3473 | +19.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2677 | -22.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2655 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.301 | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2853 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2524 | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2251 | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2471 | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2689 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3055 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3331 | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3608 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3598 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4335 | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4745 | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3795 | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3667 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4101 | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3231 | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3375 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4085 | +21.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4329 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3524 | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3814 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3605 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3363 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4027 | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.306 | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3937 | +28.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3342 | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3368 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4101 | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3937 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4447 | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5318 | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6147 | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4785 | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4658 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4184 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5441 | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5411 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6252 | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5718 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6003 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5902 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6515 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6971 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6284 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6917 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7534 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7353 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7881 | +7.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.7881 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.7881 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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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