Ethiopia vs United States of America: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Ethiopia
40.2%
in 2023
United States of America
40.3%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
96th
United States of America rank
93rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Ethiopia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 40.3% against 40.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 96th and United States of America ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.8% | 38.8% | 5.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 43.2% | 36.5% | 6.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 43.2% | 35.3% | 7.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 35.9% | 9.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 37.4% | 10.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 39.7% | 7.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 40.3% | 2.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.7% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Ethiopia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 40.3% against 40.2% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Ethiopia and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and United States of America rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Ethiopia ranks 96th and United States of America ranks 93rd 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.