Sex ratio in life expectancy in Iran
Iran: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1982
All-time low
0.9607
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Iran, 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 in Iran stood at 1.05.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Iran peaked at 1.16 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.9607, in 1950.
Iran ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9607 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9614 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.962 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.9627 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.9643 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.9654 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.9646 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.9673 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.9686 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9699 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9716 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9701 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9756 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.978 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9807 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9839 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.987 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9877 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9942 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9982 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.16 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.16 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9641 | 0.9607 | 0.9686 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9799 | 0.9699 | 0.9942 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.9982 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
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More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.932 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9773 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1131 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Iran?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Iran was 1.05 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1982.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9607 in 1950.
- How does Iran rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Iran ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.