Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.09 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.09
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 1950
All-time low
1.09
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkmenistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 1.09 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkmenistan peaked at 1.19 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2023.
That places Turkmenistan 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.19 | — |
| 1951 | 1.19 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.19 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.19 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.19 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.18 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.17 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.16 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.16 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.14 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.13 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 54 Uganda 1.09 compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 1.09 compare
- 56 Somalia 1.09 compare
- 58 Montenegro 1.09 compare
- 59 Serbia 1.09 compare
- 60 Philippines 1.09 compare
More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 9.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkmenistan?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkmenistan was 1.09 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2023.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Turkmenistan ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.