Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 2020
All-time low
0.9135
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Pakistan stood at 1.07.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Pakistan peaked at 1.08 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9135, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9259 | — |
| 1951 | 0.925 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.9223 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.9226 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.9221 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.9177 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.9165 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.9152 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.9153 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.9135 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.9135 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.914 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9168 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9221 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9343 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9359 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9442 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9522 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9576 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.963 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9677 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9773 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9828 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9887 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9947 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.01 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.02 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.02 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.03 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9196 | 0.9135 | 0.9259 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9353 | 0.9135 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9997 | 0.9677 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 4 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Pakistan?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Pakistan was 1.07 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9135 in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Pakistan ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.