Cook Islands vs Sri Lanka: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Cook Islands
35.1%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
35.1%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
203rd
Sri Lanka rank
204th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Cook Islands
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 35.1% against 35.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Sri Lanka ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.2% | 45.1% | 5.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 49.5% | 44.0% | 5.5% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 41.6% | 42.8% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 37.7% | 1.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 32.7% | 5.3% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 33.6% | 1.5% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.9% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 0.1% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Cook Islands, at 35.1% against 35.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Cook Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cook Islands ranks 203rd and Sri Lanka ranks 204th 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.