Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Russia
Russia: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 73.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Russia is 73.15 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Russia peaked at 73.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.27 years, in 1951.
Russia ranks 138th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.67 years | 55.27 years | 67.69 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.94 years | 68.31 years | 69.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.38 years | 67.57 years | 68.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.68 years | 67.48 years | 70.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.35 years | 63.82 years | 69.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.04 years | 64.72 years | 68.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.15 years | 68.15 years | 73.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.66 years | 69.81 years | 73.15 years | 4 |
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More health data for Russia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 957 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 26 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 26 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 704,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 679,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 718,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 692,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 734,691 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 708,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Russia?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Russia was 73.15 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.15 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.27 years in 1951.
- How does Russia rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Russia ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.