Iran vs Zambia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Iran
41.9%
in 2023
Zambia
42.0%
in 2023
Iran rank
56th
Zambia rank
54th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Iran
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 42.0% against 41.9% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.9% | 47.5% | 3.4% | Iran |
| 1960s | 50.3% | 47.1% | 3.2% | Iran |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 46.5% | 1.3% | Iran |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 45.9% | 6.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 47.7% | 6.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 48.2% | 6.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 44.0% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.5% | 0.5% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Iran or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 42.0% against 41.9% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Iran and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Zambia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Iran ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 54th 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.