Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Probability that a man will outlive a woman

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
41.9%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
41.8%
in 2023
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
58th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
61st

Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 41.9% against 41.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 58th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 45.6% 47.7% 2.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 45.6% 46.3% 0.7% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 45.9% 47.1% 1.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 46.3% 47.9% 1.7% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 45.0% 46.3% 1.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 43.4% 43.6% 0.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 42.7% 42.5% 0.2% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 39.1% 41.3% 2.3% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 41.9% 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 58th 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.