Hungary vs Serbia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Hungary
35.4%
in 2023
Serbia
35.3%
in 2023
Hungary rank
199th
Serbia rank
200th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Hungary
- Serbia
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 35.4% against 35.3% in Serbia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.
Hungary ranks 199th and Serbia ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.0% | 45.7% | 2.7% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 40.7% | 42.9% | 2.1% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 40.1% | 2.3% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 37.5% | 3.0% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 37.6% | 5.2% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 36.3% | 3.4% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 35.7% | 1.2% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.5% | 0.5% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Hungary or Serbia?
- Hungary, at 35.4% against 35.3% in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Hungary and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Serbia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Hungary ranks 199th and Serbia ranks 200th 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.