Life expectancy at birth, female in Ukraine

Ukraine: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
79.39 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
92nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
80.2 years
in 2023
All-time low
71.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Ukraine, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Ukraine stood at 79.39 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Ukraine peaked at 80.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.99 years, in 1960.

Ukraine ranks 92nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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 78.61 years 76.03 years 80.2 years 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 89 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 79.66 years compare
  2. 90 Malaysia 79.52 years compare
  3. 91 Bulgaria 79.5 years compare
  4. 93 Vietnam 79.38 years compare
  5. 94 Cape Verde 79.37 years compare
  6. 95 Tunisia 79.33 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Ukraine?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Ukraine was 79.39 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 80.2 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 71.99 years in 1960.
How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Ukraine ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.