Iraq vs Yemen: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Iraq
42.2%
in 2023
Yemen
42.3%
in 2023
Iraq rank
50th
Yemen rank
47th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 42.3% against 42.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Iraq ranks 50th and Yemen ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.6% | 45.4% | 2.8% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 41.0% | 44.8% | 3.8% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 40.8% | 45.0% | 4.2% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 44.4% | 13.2% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 44.0% | 4.8% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 43.6% | 4.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 41.5% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.7% | 0.6% | Iraq |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, 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 Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Iraq ranks 50th and Yemen ranks 47th 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.