China vs Martinique: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
China
35.9%
in 2023
Martinique
35.8%
in 2023
China rank
191st
Martinique rank
192nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- China
- Martinique
How they compare
China currently reports 35.9% against 35.8% in Martinique, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 191st and Martinique ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Martinique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.9% | 43.1% | 1.8% | China |
| 1960s | 43.9% | 40.8% | 3.1% | China |
| 1970s | 42.6% | 38.4% | 4.3% | China |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 38.0% | 3.1% | China |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 36.7% | 3.4% | China |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 37.3% | 1.7% | China |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.7% | 0.2% | Martinique |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.4% | 0.1% | Martinique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, China or Martinique?
- China, at 35.9% against 35.8% in Martinique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between China and Martinique?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Martinique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Martinique rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- China ranks 191st and Martinique ranks 192nd 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.