Bhutan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Probability that a man will outlive a woman

Bhutan
41.8%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
41.8%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
60th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
61st

Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time

  • Bhutan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 41.8% against 41.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 60th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 47.8% 47.7% 0.1% Bhutan
1960s 47.7% 46.3% 1.4% Bhutan
1970s 47.6% 47.1% 0.5% Bhutan
1980s 46.9% 47.9% 1.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 45.7% 46.3% 0.5% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 44.5% 43.6% 0.9% Bhutan
2010s 43.3% 42.5% 0.8% Bhutan
2020s 42.1% 41.3% 0.7% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Bhutan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Bhutan, at 41.8% against 41.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bhutan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
Bhutan ranks 60th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st 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
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.