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Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cambodia

Cambodia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.85 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.85 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
194th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.76 years
in 1979
All-time low
0.7576 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cambodia, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cambodia stood at 2.85 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cambodia peaked at 6.76 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.7576 years, in 1950.

That places Cambodia 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cambodia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 0.7576 years —
1951 0.8643 years +14.1%
1952 0.9216 years +6.6%
1953 0.9106 years -1.2%
1954 0.9233 years +1.4%
1955 0.9949 years +7.8%
1956 0.9881 years -0.7%
1957 1.04 years +5.4%
1958 1.06 years +1.5%
1959 1.15 years +8.9%
1960 1.25 years +8.8%
1961 1.34 years +7.2%
1962 1.45 years +7.5%
1963 1.46 years +0.7%
1964 1.56 years +7.4%
1965 1.63 years +4.5%
1966 1.7 years +3.8%
1967 1.97 years +16.1%
1968 1.98 years +0.5%
1969 2.09 years +5.7%
1970 6 years +187.1%
1971 6.16 years +2.6%
1972 6.26 years +1.5%
1973 6.21 years -0.7%
1974 6.25 years +0.6%
1975 3.31 years -46.9%
1976 1.69 years -49.0%
1977 1.67 years -1.0%
1978 2.52 years +50.5%
1979 6.76 years +168.2%
1980 3.66 years -45.9%
1981 3.7 years +1.2%
1982 3.79 years +2.3%
1983 3.68 years -2.8%
1984 3.65 years -0.8%
1985 3.64 years -0.4%
1986 3.59 years -1.4%
1987 2.84 years -20.7%
1988 2.69 years -5.6%
1989 2.78 years +3.4%
1990 2.78 years +0.2%
1991 2.56 years -8.0%
1992 2.56 years +0.3%
1993 2.4 years -6.3%
1994 2.32 years -3.5%
1995 2.34 years +0.7%
1996 2.29 years -2.2%
1997 2.24 years -2.1%
1998 2.17 years -2.9%
1999 2.21 years +1.8%
2000 2.19 years -1.0%
2001 2.21 years +1.1%
2002 2.37 years +7.2%
2003 2.4 years +1.3%
2004 2.27 years -5.6%
2005 2.18 years -3.9%
2006 2.18 years -0.1%
2007 2.15 years -1.2%
2008 2.19 years +1.5%
2009 2.26 years +3.5%
2010 2.29 years +1.3%
2011 2.33 years +1.7%
2012 2.43 years +4.0%
2013 2.52 years +3.8%
2014 2.55 years +1.4%
2015 2.59 years +1.6%
2016 2.63 years +1.5%
2017 2.65 years +0.6%
2018 2.69 years +1.8%
2019 2.74 years +1.8%
2020 3.07 years +11.8%
2021 2.84 years -7.5%
2022 2.87 years +1.4%
2023 2.85 years -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.9611 years 0.7576 years 1.15 years 10
1960s 1.64 years 1.25 years 2.09 years 10
1970s 4.68 years 1.67 years 6.76 years 10
1980s 3.4 years 2.69 years 3.79 years 10
1990s 2.39 years 2.17 years 2.78 years 10
2000s 2.24 years 2.15 years 2.4 years 10
2010s 2.54 years 2.29 years 2.74 years 10
2020s 2.91 years 2.84 years 3.07 years 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 191 Senegal 2.86 years compare
  2. 192 Yemen 2.85 years compare
  3. 193 Wallis and Futuna 2.85 years compare
  4. 195 Zambia 2.84 years compare
  5. 196 Norway 2.84 years compare
  6. 197 San Marino 2.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cambodia?
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cambodia was 2.85 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 6.76 years in 1979.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7576 years in 1950.
How does Cambodia rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Cambodia ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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