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

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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

Annual values for Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Russian Federation, 1959 to 2014.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 29 Slovakia 0.5891 compare
  2. 30 Hungary 0.553 compare
  3. 31 Bulgaria 0.4277 compare
  4. 33 Ukraine 0.3107 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 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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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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