Sex ratio in life expectancy in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 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 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, sex ratio in life expectancy 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.
Sex ratio in life expectancy 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
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Cambodia?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1950.
- How does Cambodia rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Cambodia ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.