Australia vs Egypt: Probability that a man will outlive a woman

Australia
40.0%
in 2023
Egypt
40.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
105th
Egypt rank
101st

Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time

  • Australia
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 40.0% against 40.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Australia ranks 105th and Egypt ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Egypt Difference Ahead
1950s 38.5% 45.5% 7.0% Egypt
1960s 36.4% 43.1% 6.7% Egypt
1970s 35.4% 42.6% 7.1% Egypt
1980s 35.4% 43.1% 7.7% Egypt
1990s 36.7% 42.3% 5.6% Egypt
2000s 38.3% 39.9% 1.6% Egypt
2010s 39.9% 39.7% 0.1% Australia
2020s 39.9% 40.3% 0.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Australia or Egypt?
Egypt, at 40.0% against 40.0% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Australia and Egypt?
0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
Australia ranks 105th and Egypt ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.