Womens life expectancy at birth in Pakistan

Pakistan: Womens life expectancy at birth was 70.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.16
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
185th
of 229 countries
All-time high
70.16
in 2023
All-time low
32.8
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Womens life expectancy at birth in Pakistan, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 70.16 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Pakistan peaked at 70.16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.8, in 1950.

Pakistan ranks 185th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 37.22 32.8 41.24 10
1960s 46.57 41.99 51.28 10
1970s 54.23 50.05 57.39 10
1980s 59.84 58.18 60.65 10
1990s 61.28 60.83 62.5 10
2000s 64.66 62.94 66.49 10
2010s 67.97 66.75 69.2 10
2020s 69.21 68.3 70.16 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 182 Mauritania 70.48 compare
  2. 183 Libya 70.42 compare
  3. 184 Myanmar 70.16 compare
  4. 186 Rwanda 69.89 compare
  5. 187 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.78 compare
  6. 188 Sudan 69.63 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is womens life expectancy at birth in Pakistan?
Womens life expectancy at birth in Pakistan was 70.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 70.16 in 2023.
What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 32.8 in 1950.
How does Pakistan rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
Pakistan ranks 185th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Womens life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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