Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Ukraine
Ukraine: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -9.6 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Ukraine, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Ukraine is -9.6 Years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Ukraine peaked at -6.1 Years in 1960 and was at its lowest, -13.3 Years, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 40th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.89 Years | -8 Years | -6.1 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -8.79 Years | -9.7 Years | -8.3 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -9.3 Years | -10 Years | -8.3 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.57 Years | -11.2 Years | -9.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -11.47 Years | -11.8 Years | -10.8 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.91 Years | -10.2 Years | -9.4 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.94 Years | -13.3 Years | -8.9 Years | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,126 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 23,669 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 23,669 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 197,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 196,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 191,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Ukraine?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Ukraine was -9.6 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was -6.1 Years in 1960.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.3 Years in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Ukraine ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). 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.