Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.3897 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.3897
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
32nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.4083
in 1978
All-time low
0.2632
in 2003
Years of data
56
1959–2014
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Russian Federation, 1959–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 0.3897 for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Russian Federation peaked at 0.4083 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2632, in 2003.
Russian Federation ranks 32nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.2961 | — |
| 1960 | 0.3783 | +27.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3469 | -8.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3087 | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3317 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3888 | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3374 | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3775 | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3498 | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3591 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.37 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3696 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3763 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3724 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3545 | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3943 | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3741 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3547 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.37 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4083 | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3768 | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3723 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3678 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3841 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.372 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3455 | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3315 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3773 | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3728 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3474 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3924 | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3733 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3901 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3798 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3261 | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2942 | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2936 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3043 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3098 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3087 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2829 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2873 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2793 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2694 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2632 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2854 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2812 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2926 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3326 | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.345 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3706 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.365 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4002 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4046 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3898 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3897 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2961 | 0.2961 | 0.2961 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.3548 | 0.3087 | 0.3888 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3751 | 0.3545 | 0.4083 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3663 | 0.3315 | 0.3924 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3263 | 0.2829 | 0.3901 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3007 | 0.2632 | 0.3706 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3899 | 0.365 | 0.4046 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Russian Federation?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Russian Federation was 0.3897 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4083 in 1978.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2632 in 2003.
- How does Russian Federation rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Russian Federation ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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