Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 1979
All-time low
1.04
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.08 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cambodia peaked at 1.5 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1950.
Cambodia ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.04 | — |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.45 | +33.7% |
| 1971 | 1.46 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.47 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.47 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.47 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.35 | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.26 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.3 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.5 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 1.19 | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 1.19 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.18 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.17 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 1.26 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 | 1.1 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 92 Guinea-Bissau 1.08 compare
- 93 Ghana 1.08 compare
- 94 China 1.08 compare
- 96 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.08 compare
- 97 Botswana 1.08 compare
- 98 British Virgin Islands 1.07 compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cambodia?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cambodia was 1.08 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1950.
- How does Cambodia rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cambodia ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.