Dominica vs Reunion: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Dominica
37.1%
in 2023
Reunion
37.2%
in 2023
Dominica rank
167th
Reunion rank
166th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Dominica
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 37.2% against 37.1% in Dominica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 167th and Reunion ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 7 and Reunion in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.1% | 40.8% | 5.4% | Dominica |
| 1960s | 44.7% | 38.2% | 6.6% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 41.8% | 36.3% | 5.5% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 34.6% | 5.7% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 34.3% | 3.9% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 34.8% | 3.8% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.3% | 2.7% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.5% | 0.2% | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Dominica or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 37.2% against 37.1% in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Dominica and Reunion?
- 0.1%, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Reunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Reunion rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Dominica ranks 167th and Reunion ranks 166th 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.