Ireland vs New Caledonia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Ireland
39.7%
in 2023
New Caledonia
39.5%
in 2023
Ireland rank
111th
New Caledonia rank
114th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Ireland
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 39.7% against 39.5% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 111th and New Caledonia ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.3% | 40.4% | 3.9% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 41.3% | 39.4% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 38.3% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 36.8% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 36.8% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 38.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 38.5% | 1.6% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.8% | 1.3% | 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 New Caledonia?
- Ireland, at 39.7% against 39.5% in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Ireland and New Caledonia?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and New Caledonia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Ireland ranks 111th and New Caledonia ranks 114th 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.