Sex ratio in life expectancy in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.07 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Pakistan peaked at 1.08 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9135, in 1960.
Pakistan ranks 101st of 236 countries on this measure, 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 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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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 562 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Pakistan?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9135 in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Pakistan ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.