Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male) was 8.6 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.6 Years
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 7 countries
All-time high
12.7 Years
in 2007
All-time low
8.2 Years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Lithuania, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Lithuania stood at 8.6 Years.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Lithuania peaked at 12.7 Years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.2 Years, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.2 Years | — |
| 1971 | 8.5 Years | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 8.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.3 Years | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 8.6 Years | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 9.1 Years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 9.4 Years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 9.3 Years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 9.2 Years | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 9.9 Years | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 10 Years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 10.1 Years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 Years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 10.2 Years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 9.7 Years | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 8.6 Years | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 8.7 Years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 8.9 Years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.4 Years | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 9.9 Years | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 10.9 Years | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 11.2 Years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 11.9 Years | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 12.4 Years | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 11.8 Years | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 11.3 Years | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 11.1 Years | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.7 Years | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 10.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.7 Years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.5 Years | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 11.3 Years | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3 Years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5 Years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.2 Years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 12.1 Years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7 Years | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7 Years | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 11.6 Years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.3 Years | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2 Years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.1 Years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7 Years | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4 Years | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6 Years | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 9.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5 Years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8 Years | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3 Years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7 Years | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8 Years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6 Years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9 Years | 8.2 Years | 9.9 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.57 Years | 8.6 Years | 10.2 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.19 Years | 9.9 Years | 12.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.66 Years | 10.7 Years | 12.7 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5 Years | 9.5 Years | 11.3 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.04 Years | 8.6 Years | 9.8 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Latvia 9.8 Years compare
- 1 Russia 10.7 Years compare
- 2 Ukraine 9.6 Years compare
- 2 Croatia 5.8 Years compare
- 3 Thailand 8.6 Years compare
- 3 Estonia 8.3 Years compare
- 4 Romania 7.5 Years compare
- 4 Poland 7.4 Years compare
- 5 Slovenia 5.2 Years compare
- 5 Türkiye 5.2 Years compare
- 5 Bulgaria 7.3 Years compare
More health data for Lithuania
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.458 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 15,468 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 2.9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 77.5 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 56 Number (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.3 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 77.5 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -8.6 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 12,529 Number (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 16,802 Number (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Lithuania?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Lithuania was 8.6 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7 Years in 2007.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 Years in 1970.
- How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Lithuania ranks 2nd out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.