Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Uruguay: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Bosnia and Herzegovina
34.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
34.7%
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
208th
Uruguay rank
210th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 34.9% against 34.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Uruguay ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.1% | 38.7% | 6.4% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 43.2% | 37.9% | 5.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 38.7% | 36.7% | 2.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 34.9% | 0.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 33.6% | 3.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 0.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 34.4% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 34.8% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Uruguay?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 34.9% against 34.7% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 208th and Uruguay ranks 210th 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
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.