Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Burkina Faso
43.4%
in 2023
Cameroon
43.0%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Cameroon rank
35th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 43.4% against 43.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Cameroon ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 47.4% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 45.8% | 1.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 46.2% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.1% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 46.9% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.7% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.2% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 43.4% against 43.0% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Cameroon ranks 35th 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.