Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) 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.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -6.1 Years | — |
| 1961 | -6.2 Years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | -6.3 Years | +1.6% |
| 1963 | -6.4 Years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | -6.6 Years | +3.1% |
| 1965 | -6.9 Years | +4.5% |
| 1966 | -7.2 Years | +4.3% |
| 1967 | -7.4 Years | +2.8% |
| 1968 | -7.8 Years | +5.4% |
| 1969 | -8 Years | +2.6% |
| 1970 | -8.3 Years | +3.8% |
| 1971 | -8.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -8.4 Years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | -8.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -8.5 Years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | -8.6 Years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | -9 Years | +4.7% |
| 1977 | -9.2 Years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | -9.5 Years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | -9.7 Years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | -9.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | -10 Years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | -10 Years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -10 Years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -9.7 Years | -3.0% |
| 1985 | -9.1 Years | -6.2% |
| 1986 | -8.5 Years | -6.6% |
| 1987 | -8.3 Years | -2.4% |
| 1988 | -8.6 Years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | -8.9 Years | +3.5% |
| 1990 | -9.4 Years | +5.6% |
| 1991 | -9.8 Years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | -10.1 Years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | -10.4 Years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | -10.7 Years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | -11.1 Years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | -11.2 Years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | -11 Years | -1.8% |
| 1998 | -10.9 Years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | -11.1 Years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | -11.3 Years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | -11.5 Years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | -11.4 Years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | -11.5 Years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | -11.6 Years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | -11.7 Years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | -11.8 Years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -11.7 Years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | -11.4 Years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | -10.8 Years | -5.3% |
| 2010 | -10.2 Years | -5.6% |
| 2011 | -10.1 Years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | -10.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -10.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -10.2 Years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | -9.8 Years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | -9.5 Years | -3.1% |
| 2017 | -9.4 Years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -9.8 Years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | -9.9 Years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -9.7 Years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | -8.9 Years | -8.2% |
| 2022 | -13.2 Years | +48.3% |
| 2023 | -13.3 Years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -9.6 Years | -27.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's -9.6 Years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5.95 Years, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's -9.6 Years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -4.6 Years, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -48.3% | -8.9 Years | -13.2 Years |
| 2024 | +27.8% | -13.3 Years | -9.6 Years |
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 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (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)
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.