Ireland vs Mozambique: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Ireland
39.7%
in 2023
Mozambique
39.8%
in 2023
Ireland rank
111th
Mozambique rank
110th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Ireland
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 39.8% against 39.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.
Ireland ranks 111th and Mozambique ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.3% | 47.1% | 2.8% | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 41.3% | 46.9% | 5.6% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 47.7% | 8.9% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 45.6% | 8.6% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 46.9% | 10.1% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 46.6% | 8.4% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 43.9% | 3.8% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 40.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Ireland or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 39.8% against 39.7% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Ireland and Mozambique?
- 0.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Mozambique rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Ireland ranks 111th and Mozambique ranks 110th 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.