Life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine
Ukraine: Life expectancy at different ages was 73.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.42
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
137th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.99
in 2017
All-time low
18.2
in 1943
Years of data
87
1900–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine, 1900–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine is 73.42, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine peaked at 73.99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.2, in 1943.
Ukraine ranks 137th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 87 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 36.6 | — |
| 1926 | 46.95 | +28.3% |
| 1939 | 50 | +6.5% |
| 1940 | 49.8 | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 24.7 | -50.4% |
| 1942 | 19.4 | -21.5% |
| 1943 | 18.2 | -6.2% |
| 1944 | 28.7 | +57.7% |
| 1945 | 35.3 | +23.0% |
| 1946 | 55.2 | +56.4% |
| 1947 | 45.1 | -18.3% |
| 1948 | 57.8 | +28.2% |
| 1949 | 60.6 | +4.8% |
| 1950 | 61.17 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 61.36 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 62.07 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 63.02 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 64.13 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 65.26 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 66.26 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 67.17 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 67.73 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 68.69 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 69.39 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 70.04 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 70.4 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 70.68 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 70.97 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 71.14 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.16 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 71.11 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 70.97 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.83 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 70.84 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 70.87 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 70.97 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 70.82 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 70.63 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 70.36 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.14 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 70.01 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 69.84 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.78 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 69.76 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 69.82 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.9 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.95 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 69.99 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 70.41 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 70.83 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 71.18 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 71.04 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 70.84 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.35 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 69.69 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 68.95 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 68.29 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 67.53 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 67.11 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.1 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 67.66 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 67.99 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.79 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.68 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.64 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.47 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.52 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 67.49 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.71 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.26 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 69.16 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 70.19 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.71 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.09 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.47 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.8 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.69 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.39 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 73.99 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.57 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.92 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.28 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.63 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 72.66 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 73.42 | +1.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 73.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 73.42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | +57.7% | 18.2 | 28.7 |
| 1946 | +56.4% | 35.3 | 55.2 |
| 1941 | -50.4% | 49.8 | 24.7 |
| 1926 | +28.3% | 36.6 | 46.95 |
| 1948 | +28.2% | 45.1 | 57.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.95 | 46.95 | 46.95 | 1 |
| 1930s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| 1940s | 39.48 | 18.2 | 60.6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 64.69 | 61.17 | 68.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.67 | 69.39 | 71.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.43 | 69.78 | 70.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.37 | 69.76 | 71.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.27 | 67.1 | 70.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.84 | 67.47 | 69.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.28 | 70.19 | 73.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.75 | 71.63 | 73.42 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Ukraine was 73.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 73.99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 in 1943.
- How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Ukraine ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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