Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 80.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.59 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.59 years
in 2023
All-time low
54.69 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 80.59 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Sri Lanka peaked at 80.59 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.69 years, in 1950.
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd 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.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 54.69 years | — |
| 1951 | 55.68 years | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 56.69 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 57.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 58.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 59.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 59.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 60.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 61.27 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 61.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 62.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 63.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 63.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 64.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 64.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 65.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 65.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 65.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 66.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 66.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 66.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 66.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 66.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 67.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 67.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 67.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 68.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 68.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 69.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 70.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 70.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 71.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 71.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 72.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 72.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 72.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 73.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 72.86 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 74.19 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 74.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.04 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.04 years | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 77.06 years | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 77.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.33 years | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 78.2 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 78.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.52 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.45 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.59 years | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 80.59 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 80.59 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 75.67 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.58 years | 54.69 years | 61.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.7 years | 62.6 years | 66.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.96 years | 66.64 years | 70.23 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.45 years | 70.81 years | 73.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.94 years | 74.19 years | 75.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.18 years | 71.04 years | 77.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.15 years | 78.2 years | 79.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.16 years | 79.52 years | 80.59 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sri Lanka was 80.59 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 80.59 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.69 years in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.