Cyprus vs North Macedonia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Cyprus
39.1%
in 2023
North Macedonia
39.1%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
121st
North Macedonia rank
121st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Cyprus
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 39.1% against 39.1% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 121st and North Macedonia ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.3% | 50.0% | 11.7% | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | 38.1% | 47.7% | 9.5% | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 36.6% | 44.3% | 7.7% | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 42.1% | 3.5% | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 39.7% | 1.8% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 38.8% | 1.6% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 38.9% | 1.1% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 38.0% | 0.4% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Cyprus or North Macedonia?
- Cyprus, at 39.1% against 39.1% in North Macedonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Cyprus and North Macedonia?
- 0.0%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and North Macedonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and North Macedonia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cyprus ranks 121st and North Macedonia ranks 121st 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.