Life expectancy of women vs. men in Ukraine
Ukraine: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 80.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.2 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.2 years
in 2023
All-time low
63.63 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Ukraine, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Ukraine stood at 80.2 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Ukraine peaked at 80.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.63 years, in 1950.
Ukraine ranks 89th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63.63 years | — |
| 1951 | 63.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 64.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 65.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 66.5 years | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 67.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 68.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 69.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 70.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 71.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 71.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 72.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 73.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 73.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 73.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 74.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 74.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 74.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 74.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 74.37 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 74.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 74.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 74.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 74.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 74.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 74.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 74.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 74.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 74.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 74.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 74.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 74.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 75 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.01 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 74.41 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 73.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.41 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.9 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 72.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 73.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 78 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 78.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.33 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.02 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 76.03 years | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 79.41 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 80.2 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.14 years | 63.63 years | 71.25 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.65 years | 71.99 years | 74.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.39 years | 74.19 years | 74.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.69 years | 74.34 years | 75.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.51 years | 72.7 years | 74.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.68 years | 73.42 years | 74.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.13 years | 75.25 years | 78.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.42 years | 76.03 years | 80.2 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 86 Montenegro 80.31 years compare
- 87 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.3 years compare
- 88 Antigua and Barbuda 80.29 years compare
- 90 Jordan 80.19 years compare
- 91 Hungary 80.19 years compare
- 92 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 80.16 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Ukraine?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Ukraine was 80.2 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.63 years in 1950.
- How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Ukraine ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.