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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 72.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.84 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
168th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.84 years
in 2023
All-time low
52.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Turkmenistan, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Turkmenistan stood at 72.84 years. 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 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Turkmenistan peaked at 72.84 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.57 years, in 1950.

Turkmenistan ranks 168th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year

Year years Change
1950 52.57 years —
1951 52.99 years +0.8%
1952 53.39 years +0.8%
1953 53.78 years +0.7%
1954 54.18 years +0.7%
1955 54.57 years +0.7%
1956 54.96 years +0.7%
1957 55.35 years +0.7%
1958 55.74 years +0.7%
1959 56.14 years +0.7%
1960 56.52 years +0.7%
1961 56.91 years +0.7%
1962 57.3 years +0.7%
1963 57.68 years +0.7%
1964 58.05 years +0.7%
1965 58.43 years +0.7%
1966 58.82 years +0.7%
1967 59.21 years +0.7%
1968 59.58 years +0.6%
1969 59.9 years +0.6%
1970 60.19 years +0.5%
1971 60.42 years +0.4%
1972 60.61 years +0.3%
1973 60.78 years +0.3%
1974 60.94 years +0.3%
1975 61.1 years +0.3%
1976 61.29 years +0.3%
1977 61.52 years +0.4%
1978 62.04 years +0.9%
1979 62.78 years +1.2%
1980 63.7 years +1.5%
1981 64.36 years +1.0%
1982 64.85 years +0.8%
1983 65.17 years +0.5%
1984 65.48 years +0.5%
1985 65.83 years +0.5%
1986 66.15 years +0.5%
1987 66.45 years +0.5%
1988 66.69 years +0.4%
1989 66.91 years +0.3%
1990 67.05 years +0.2%
1991 67.11 years +0.1%
1992 67.03 years -0.1%
1993 66.94 years -0.1%
1994 66.89 years -0.1%
1995 66.94 years +0.1%
1996 67.05 years +0.2%
1997 67.29 years +0.4%
1998 67.68 years +0.6%
1999 68.19 years +0.8%
2000 68.62 years +0.6%
2001 68.99 years +0.5%
2002 69.31 years +0.5%
2003 69.66 years +0.5%
2004 69.93 years +0.4%
2005 70.18 years +0.4%
2006 70.42 years +0.3%
2007 70.76 years +0.5%
2008 71.16 years +0.6%
2009 71.58 years +0.6%
2010 71.84 years +0.4%
2011 71.98 years +0.2%
2012 72.02 years +0.0%
2013 72.06 years +0.1%
2014 72.09 years +0.0%
2015 72.13 years +0.0%
2016 72.15 years +0.0%
2017 72.17 years +0.0%
2018 72.23 years +0.1%
2019 72.31 years +0.1%
2020 71.93 years -0.5%
2021 72.19 years +0.4%
2022 72.68 years +0.7%
2023 72.84 years +0.2%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 72.84 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 72.84 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57 years, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 54.37 years 52.57 years 56.14 years 10
1960s 58.24 years 56.52 years 59.9 years 10
1970s 61.17 years 60.19 years 62.78 years 10
1980s 65.56 years 63.7 years 66.91 years 10
1990s 67.22 years 66.89 years 68.19 years 10
2000s 70.06 years 68.62 years 71.58 years 10
2010s 72.1 years 71.84 years 72.31 years 10
2020s 72.41 years 71.93 years 72.84 years 4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 165 Western Sahara 73.55 years compare
  2. 166 Indonesia 73.27 years compare
  3. 167 Cambodia 73.19 years compare
  4. 169 Philippines 72.82 years compare
  5. 170 Niue 72.71 years compare
  6. 171 Greenland 72.44 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Turkmenistan?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Turkmenistan was 72.84 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 Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 72.84 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 52.57 years in 1950.
How does Turkmenistan rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Turkmenistan ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.