Slovakia vs Ukraine: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 78.3 years in Slovakia and 73.4 years in Ukraine, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Slovakia, by 4.9 years, or 1.07 times that in Ukraine.

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What the numbers say

Slovakia has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Ukraine.
In 2023, Slovakia ranked 68 and Ukraine ranked 130 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Slovakia at 88.8 years and Ukraine at 85.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Slovakia	Ukraine	World
2023	78.3	73.4	73.2
2022	77	72.7	72.6
2021	74.6	71.6	70.9
2020	76.9	73.3	71.9
2019	77.7	73.9	72.6
2018	77.3	73.6	72.4
2017	77.2	74	72.1
2016	77.2	73.4	71.9
2015	76.7	72.7	71.6
2014	76.9	71.8	71.4
2013	76.5	71.5	71.1
2012	76.2	71.1	70.8
2011	76	70.7	70.4
2010	75.5	70.2	70.1
2009	75.2	69.2	69.7
2008	74.9	68.3	69.3
2007	74.5	67.7	69
2006	74.4	67.5	68.6
2005	74.2	67.5	68.1
2004	74.2	67.5	67.7
2003	73.8	67.6	67.4
2002	73.8	67.7	67.1
2001	73.6	67.7	66.8
2000	73.1	67.8	66.4
1999	73	68	66
1998	72.6	68	65.7
1997	72.7	67.7	65.5
1996	72.7	67.1	65.2
1995	72.3	67.1	64.9
1994	72.3	67.5	64.3
1993	71.9	68.3	64.4
1992	71.4	69	64.3
1991	70.9	69.7	64.1
1990	70.8	70.4	64
1989	70.9	70.8	63.8
1988	71.1	71	63.4
1987	71.1	71.2	63.2
1986	70.9	70.8	62.7
1985	70.7	70.4	62.2
1984	70.7	70	61.9
1983	70.5	70	61.5
1982	70.8	69.9	61.3
1981	70.6	69.8	60.9
1980	70.4	69.8	60.5
1979	70.7	69.8	60.2
1978	70.4	69.8	59.5
1977	70.4	70	59.2
1976	70.5	70.1	58.6
1975	70.3	70.4	58.3
1974	70.2	70.6	58.1
1973	70	70.8	57.7
1972	70.3	71	57.2
1971	69.9	70.9	56
1970	69.7	70.8	56.3
1969	69.8	70.8	56
1968	70.5	71	55.6
1967	71	71.1	55.1
1966	70.4	71.2	54.6
1965	70.3	71.1	54
1964	71.1	71	54.3
1963	70.7	70.7	53.7
1962	70.3	70.4	53.2
1961	70.8	70	50.4
1960	70.3	69.4	47.8
1959	69	68.7	49.6
1958	69.4	67.7	51.6
1957	67.5	67.2	51.1
1956	68.4	66.3	50.7
1955	67.9	65.3	50.2
1954	66.7	64.1	49.7
1953	65.7	63	48.8
1952	64.3	62.1	48.2
1951	61.2	61.4	47.1
1950	60.8	61.2	46.4
1949	–	60.6	–
1948	–	57.8	–
1947	–	45.1	–
1946	–	55.2	–
1945	–	35.3	–
1944	–	28.7	–
1943	–	18.2	–
1942	–	19.4	–
1941	–	24.7	–
1940	–	49.8	–
1939	–	50	–
1937	53.2	–	–
1930	49.9	–	–
1926	–	47	–
1921	44.2	–	–
1900	–	36.6	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Slovakia	Ukraine	World
2024	78.577.5–79.5	74.772.1–77.1	73.3
2025	78.777.3–80.1	74.972.2–77.5	73.5
2026	78.877.1–80.4	7572.1–77.7	73.8
2027	7977–80.9	75.271.9–78.2	73.9
2028	79.176.9–81.3	75.371.8–78.3	74.1
2029	79.376.7–81.6	75.571.8–78.6	74.2
2030	79.576.8–82.1	75.771.8–79	74.4
2031	79.776.8–82.4	75.871.7–79.3	74.5
2032	79.876.9–82.8	7671.6–79.6	74.7
2033	8076.9–82.9	76.171.7–80	74.8
2034	80.276.9–83.2	76.371.6–80.4	75
2035	80.376.9–83.5	76.471.6–80.7	75.1
2036	80.576.9–83.8	76.671.7–80.9	75.3
2037	80.676.9–84.1	76.871.7–81.2	75.4
2038	80.876.9–84.3	76.971.6–81.4	75.5
2039	80.977–84.5	77.171.7–81.6	75.7
2040	81.177.1–84.7	77.271.7–81.7	75.8
2041	81.377.1–84.9	77.471.8–82.1	75.9
2042	81.477.1–85.2	77.671.8–82.3	76.1
2043	81.677.3–85.5	77.771.7–82.6	76.2
2044	81.777.2–85.6	77.971.8–82.7	76.3
2045	81.977.3–85.9	7871.8–82.9	76.5
2046	8277.4–86.2	78.271.9–83.1	76.6
2047	82.277.3–86.4	78.371.9–83.2	76.7
2048	82.377.5–86.7	78.571.9–83.5	76.8
2049	82.577.4–86.8	78.771.7–83.6	76.9
2050	82.677.6–86.9	78.871.8–83.9	77
2051	82.877.8–87.1	7972–84.2	77.1
2052	82.977.7–87.3	79.172.3–84.4	77.2
2053	83.177.8–87.7	79.372.3–84.6	77.3
2054	83.277.9–87.9	79.472.3–84.7	77.4
2055	83.377.8–88	79.672.2–85	77.6
2056	83.578–88.3	79.772.3–85.2	77.7
2057	83.678–88.5	79.972.3–85.3	77.8
2058	83.878–88.7	8072.1–85.4	77.9
2059	83.978.2–88.8	80.272.3–85.4	78
2060	8478.3–89	80.372.5–85.7	78.1
2061	84.278.4–89.1	80.572.5–86	78.2
2062	84.378.6–89.3	80.672.6–86.1	78.3
2063	84.478.5–89.5	80.773–86.3	78.4
2064	84.678.4–89.8	80.972.9–86.5	78.5
2065	84.778.4–90.1	8173.1–86.7	78.6
2066	84.878.8–90.3	81.273–86.9	78.7
2067	84.978.9–90.5	81.373.2–87.1	78.8
2068	8578.9–90.6	81.473.2–87.3	78.9
2069	85.279.1–90.9	81.673.4–87.5	79
2070	85.379.1–91	81.773.4–87.7	79.1
2071	85.479.3–91.1	81.973.4–87.9	79.2
2072	85.579.4–91.3	8273.6–88	79.3
2073	85.779.5–91.7	82.173.8–88.1	79.4
2074	85.879.4–91.8	82.373.7–88.3	79.4
2075	85.979.7–91.9	82.473.9–88.4	79.5
2076	8679.9–92.1	82.674–88.6	79.6
2077	86.179.8–92.4	82.774–88.8	79.7
2078	86.380.1–92.5	82.874.2–89	79.8
2079	86.480.3–92.7	8374.2–89.3	79.9
2080	86.580.3–92.8	83.174.2–89.3	80
2081	86.680.4–93	83.274.3–89.6	80.1
2082	86.780.9–93.1	83.374.3–89.7	80.2
2083	86.880.9–93.3	83.574.3–89.9	80.3
2084	8780.9–93.5	83.674.5–90.1	80.3
2085	87.181.3–93.6	83.774.6–90.3	80.4
2086	87.281.3–93.8	83.974.8–90.5	80.5
2087	87.381.4–94.2	8475.1–90.8	80.6
2088	87.481.3–94.1	84.175.1–90.9	80.7
2089	87.681.2–94.4	84.375.3–91	80.8
2090	87.781.4–94.5	84.475.5–91.2	80.9
2091	87.881.4–94.7	84.575.4–91.5	81
2092	87.981.7–94.8	84.675.3–91.6	81
2093	8881.7–95.1	84.775.4–91.9	81.1
2094	88.181.8–95.3	84.975.7–92.2	81.2
2095	88.281.8–95.4	8576–92.2	81.3
2096	88.382–95.7	85.176–92.3	81.4
2097	88.481.9–95.9	85.276.3–92.5	81.5
2098	88.682.2–96.1	85.376–92.6	81.6
2099	88.782.2–96.2	85.576.2–92.9	81.7
2100	88.882.4–96.3	85.676.1–92.9	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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