Jamaica vs Malaysia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Jamaica
40.3%
in 2023
Malaysia
40.3%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
92nd
Malaysia rank
91st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 40.3% against 40.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.5% | 47.5% | 2.0% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 44.2% | 45.9% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 43.8% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 41.5% | 4.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 40.5% | 4.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 40.4% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.4% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.1% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Jamaica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 40.3% against 40.3% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 91st 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.