Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia
Slovakia: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.5891 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.5891
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
29th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.6404
in 2014
All-time low
0.0527
in 1954
Years of data
68
1950–2017
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia, 1950–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia is 0.5891, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia peaked at 0.6404 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0527, in 1954.
That places Slovakia 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1406 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1524 | +8.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0747 | -51.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0805 | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0527 | -34.6% |
| 1955 | 0.108 | +105.1% |
| 1956 | 0.169 | +56.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1194 | -29.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1567 | +31.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0714 | -54.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1452 | +103.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1331 | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1721 | +29.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1351 | -21.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1711 | +26.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1748 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1783 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1685 | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1618 | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2144 | +32.5% |
| 1970 | 0.163 | -24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2346 | +43.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1811 | -22.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2172 | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 0.226 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2334 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2128 | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2938 | +38.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2913 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2836 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.319 | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3064 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.352 | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3394 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3288 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3134 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3487 | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3141 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3939 | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3453 | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3693 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3734 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.435 | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4407 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3893 | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3561 | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4313 | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3758 | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3747 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3848 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3549 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4444 | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4514 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4447 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5025 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4794 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4938 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4874 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5329 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4863 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5258 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.489 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5375 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5863 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6404 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5226 | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5725 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5891 | +2.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.5891 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.5891 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 64% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +105.1% | 0.0527 | 0.108 |
| 1960 | +103.4% | 0.0714 | 0.1452 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1125 | 0.0527 | 0.169 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1654 | 0.1331 | 0.2144 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2337 | 0.163 | 0.2938 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3361 | 0.3064 | 0.3939 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.393 | 0.3561 | 0.4407 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4678 | 0.3549 | 0.5329 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5579 | 0.489 | 0.6404 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Slovakia was 0.5891 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6404 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0527 in 1954.
- How does Slovakia rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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