Iraq vs South Sudan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Iraq
42.2%
in 2023
South Sudan
42.3%
in 2023
Iraq rank
50th
South Sudan rank
49th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Iraq
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 42.3% against 42.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 49th of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.6% | 45.9% | 3.2% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 41.0% | 44.8% | 3.8% | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 40.8% | 47.0% | 6.1% | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 47.6% | 16.5% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 46.0% | 6.8% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 48.0% | 8.8% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 44.9% | 3.3% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 42.6% | 1.3% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Iraq or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 42.3% against 42.2% in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Iraq and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Sudan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Iraq ranks 50th and South Sudan ranks 49th 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.