Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Central African Republic
44.6%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
44.8%
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 44.8% against 44.6% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.6% | 47.2% | 0.5% | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 47.7% | 47.3% | 0.4% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 46.9% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 46.8% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 47.5% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 47.2% | 4.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 45.1% | 4.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 44.8% against 44.6% in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Central African Republic ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th 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.