Cook Islands vs Slovakia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Cook Islands
35.1%
in 2023
Slovakia
35.3%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
203rd
Slovakia rank
202nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Cook Islands
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 35.3% against 35.1% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Slovakia ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.2% | 43.6% | 6.6% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 49.5% | 40.3% | 9.2% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 41.6% | 36.4% | 5.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 33.8% | 5.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 32.6% | 5.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 32.8% | 2.3% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.2% | 0.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.6% | 0.6% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Cook Islands or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 35.3% against 35.1% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Cook Islands and Slovakia?
- 0.2%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Slovakia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Slovakia ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β 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.