Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth was 1.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.08 for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Cambodia peaked at 1.5 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1950.
That places Cambodia 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.08 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.07, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +33.7% | 1.09 | 1.45 |
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
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Cambodia?
- Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Cambodia was 1.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1979.
- What is the lowest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1950.
- How does Cambodia rank for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth?
- Cambodia ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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