Life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine
Ukraine: Life expectancy at birth, total was 74.69 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine stood at 74.69 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine peaked at 74.69 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.1 years, in 1996.
That places Ukraine 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.67 years | 69.39 years | 71.16 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.43 years | 69.78 years | 70.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.37 years | 69.76 years | 71.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.27 years | 67.1 years | 70.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.84 years | 67.47 years | 69.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.28 years | 70.19 years | 73.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.14 years | 71.63 years | 74.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 105 Bangladesh 74.93 years compare
- 106 Vietnam 74.74 years compare
- 107 Bahamas 74.71 years compare
- 109 Georgia 74.66 years compare
- 110 Azerbaijan 74.58 years compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 74.53 years compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 203,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 211,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 227,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 225,073 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 210,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,785 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 198,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 219,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine was 74.69 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 74.69 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1 years in 1996.
- How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Ukraine ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.