Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cambodia
Cambodia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 41.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 41.7% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cambodia peaked at 48.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1979.
That places Cambodia 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.3% | — |
| 1951 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 47.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 46.1% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 35.0% | -23.7% |
| 1971 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 44.3% | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 32.9% | -26.8% |
| 1980 | 41.2% | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 41.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 41.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +29.2% | 34.3% | 44.3% |
| 1979 | -26.8% | 45.0% | 32.9% |
| 1980 | +25.3% | 32.9% | 41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.0% | 47.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 45.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.6% | 32.9% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 40.8% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 43.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 43.8% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.2% | 41.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cambodia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cambodia was 41.7% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cambodia ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.