Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
1.2
Ukraine
Lowest
1.01
Togo
Median
1.07
Years covered
273
1751–2023
Data points
18,722
What the numbers show
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 1.2 in Ukraine; the lowest is 1.01 in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07, and the mean is 1.07.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 125 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 13.5%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 9.4%).
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.2 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 1.1 | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Palestine, State of | 1.2 | 2023 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 2 | Saint Helena | 1.09 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.18 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.09 | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 4 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.15 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 4 | Niue | 1.08 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Georgia | 1.14 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.14 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mayotte | 1.06 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Mongolia | 1.14 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Tokelau | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.13 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Vietnam | 1.13 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Lithuania | 1.13 | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 1.13 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Namibia | 1.13 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Latvia | 1.12 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Thailand | 1.12 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 15 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 1.12 | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 16 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.12 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 17 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.12 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 18 | Curaçao | 1.12 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.11 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.11 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 21 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.11 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Guyana | 1.11 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | South Africa | 1.11 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1.11 | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 1.11 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Guam | 1.11 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Estonia | 1.11 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.11 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Haiti | 1.11 | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1.1 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1.1 | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 32 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.1 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Mozambique, Republic of | 1.1 | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 34 | Bahamas, The | 1.1 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Tonga | 1.1 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Malawi | 1.1 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | St. Lucia | 1.1 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Sudan | 1.1 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 1.1 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Poland | 1.1 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Romania | 1.1 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 42 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.1 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 1.1 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 44 | Guadeloupe | 1.09 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.09 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 46 | Seychelles | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 47 | Dominica | 1.09 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 1.09 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | Saint Martin | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 1.09 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 51 | Suriname | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 52 | Uganda | 1.09 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.09 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Somalia | 1.09 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 56 | Montenegro | 1.09 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.09 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 58 | Philippines | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 59 | Hungary | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Slovak Republic | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 61 | Bermuda | 1.09 | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Cabo Verde | 1.09 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 64 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.09 | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 65 | Mauritius | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 66 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 67 | Paraguay | 1.09 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 69 | Brazil | 1.09 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Croatia | 1.08 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 72 | Grenada | 1.08 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 73 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.08 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 74 | Angola | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 75 | Martinique | 1.08 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 76 | American Samoa | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 1.08 | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 78 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1.08 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 79 | French Guiana | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 80 | Belize | 1.08 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 81 | Djibouti | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 82 | Gabon | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.08 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 84 | Mexico | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.08 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 86 | Taiwan Province of China | 1.08 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 87 | Panama | 1.08 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 88 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 1.08 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 90 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 91 | Cambodia | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 92 | Bolivia | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 93 | Botswana | 1.08 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Japan | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 96 | Zambia | 1.07 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 97 | Pakistan | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 98 | Korea | 1.07 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 99 | Colombia | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 100 | Ecuador | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 101 | Honduras | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 102 | Czechia | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 1.07 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 1.07 | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 105 | Jamaica | 1.07 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 106 | Kenya | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 107 | Réunion | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 108 | Cameroon | 1.07 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 109 | Chad | 1.07 | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 110 | Portugal | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 111 | Türkiye | 1.07 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 112 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.07 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 113 | Tunisia | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 1.07 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 115 | France | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 116 | Finland | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 117 | Palau | 1.07 | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 118 | Slovenia | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 119 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1.07 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 120 | Malaysia | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 122 | Argentina | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 123 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Barbados | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 126 | Rwanda | 1.07 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 127 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 128 | Burundi | 1.07 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 129 | Spain | 1.07 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 130 | Saint Barthelemy | 1.07 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 131 | New Caledonia | 1.07 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 132 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.07 | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 133 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | 1.07 | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 134 | Guatemala | 1.06 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 135 | United States | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 136 | Gibraltar | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 138 | Cuba | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 139 | Comoros, Union of the | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 140 | Greenland | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 141 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 142 | Greece | 1.06 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 143 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 144 | Cayman Islands | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 145 | Peru | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 146 | Eritrea, The State of | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 147 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 148 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 149 | Naoero | 1.06 | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 150 | Fiji, Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 151 | Singapore | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 152 | Indonesia | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 153 | Morocco | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 154 | Austria | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 155 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 156 | Germany | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 157 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 158 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 159 | Senegal | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 160 | Jordan | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 1.06 | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 166 | Guernsey | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 167 | Belgium | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 168 | Kiribati | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 169 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 170 | Faroe Islands | 1.06 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 171 | Western Sahara | 1.06 | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 172 | Israel | 1.05 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 173 | Canada | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 174 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 175 | Samoa | 1.05 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 176 | Holy See | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 177 | Isle of Man | 1.05 | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 178 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 179 | Lebanon | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 181 | Gambia, The | 1.05 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 182 | Congo, Republic of | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 183 | Jersey | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 184 | Iraq | 1.05 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 185 | Bhutan | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 186 | Italy | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 187 | Ireland | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 188 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 189 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 190 | Cyprus | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 191 | Malta | 1.05 | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 192 | Andorra, Principality of | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 193 | Mali | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 194 | Chile | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 195 | United Kingdom | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 196 | Benin | 1.05 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 197 | Monaco | 1.05 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 198 | Denmark | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 199 | Albania | 1.05 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 200 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 201 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 202 | Switzerland | 1.05 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 203 | Bangladesh | 1.05 | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 204 | Sweden | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 205 | Australia | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 206 | India | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 207 | Nepal | 1.04 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 208 | Iceland | 1.04 | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 209 | Oman | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 210 | Liechtenstein | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 211 | Liberia | 1.04 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 212 | New Zealand | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 213 | Luxembourg | 1.04 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 214 | Guinea | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 215 | Solomon Islands | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 216 | Netherlands | 1.04 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 217 | Maldives | 1.04 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 218 | Norway | 1.04 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 219 | Algeria | 1.04 | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 220 | San Marino, Republic of | 1.03 | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 221 | Kuwait | 1.03 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 222 | Libya | 1.03 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 223 | Niger | 1.03 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 224 | United Arab Emirates | 1.03 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 225 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.03 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 226 | Qatar | 1.02 | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 227 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.02 | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 228 | Nigeria | 1.01 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 229 | Togo | 1.01 | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |