Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Russia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Russia was 73.26 years. A difference of +0.71 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Russia were 68.04 years and 78.73 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Russia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Russia (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Russia (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	67.53	63.47	71.78
1961	67.78	63.67	72.1
1962	67.7	63.51	72.09
1963	68.28	64.1	72.66
1964	68.72	64.58	73.05
1965	68.51	64.16	73.07
1966	68.59	64.11	73.28
1967	68.43	63.86	73.22
1968	68.32	63.55	73.32
1969	67.91	62.94	73.13
1970	68.13	63.08	73.44
1971	68.38	63.24	73.77
1972	68.31	63.25	73.62
1973	68.3	63.28	73.56
1974	68.32	63.13	73.77
1975	67.72	62.48	73.23
1976	67.49	62.19	73.05
1977	67.38	61.83	73.2
1978	67.39	61.83	73.23
1979	67.11	61.49	73.02
1980	67.03	61.39	72.96
1981	67.26	61.62	73.19
1982	67.81	62.25	73.64
1983	67.65	62.16	73.42
1984	67.2	61.71	72.97
1985	67.86	62.73	73.24
1986	69.39	64.78	74.23
1987	69.44	64.84	74.27
1988	69.46	64.64	74.53
1989	69.17	64.24	74.35
1990	68.89	63.73	74.3
1991	68.47	63.45	73.75
1992	66.87	62	71.99
1993	64.94	58.97	71.2
1994	64.47	57.55	71.73
1995	64.69	58.12	71.59
1996	65.85	59.62	72.4
1997	66.7	60.85	72.84
1998	67.03	61.22	73.13
1999	65.98	59.87	72.4
2000	65.48	59.03	72.26
2001	65.38	58.92	72.17
2002	65.13	58.68	71.9
2003	65.03	58.53	71.85
2004	65.47	58.91	72.36
2005	65.53	58.92	72.47
2006	66.73	60.43	73.34
2007	67.59	61.46	74.02
2008	67.95	61.92	74.28
2009	68.69	62.87	74.79
2010	68.84	63.09	74.88
2011	69.68	64.04	75.61
2012	70.07	64.56	75.86
2013	70.58	65.13	76.3
2014	70.74	65.29	76.47
2015	71.18	65.92	76.71
2016	71.65	66.5	77.06
2017	72.45	67.51	77.64
2018	72.66	67.75	77.82
2019	73.08	68.24	78.17
2020	71.34	66.49	76.43
2021	69.9	65.51	74.51
2022	72.55	67.57	77.77
2023	73.26	68.04	78.73