Jamaica vs Sweden: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Jamaica
40.3%
in 2023
Sweden
40.2%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
92nd
Sweden rank
95th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Jamaica
- Sweden
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 40.3% against 40.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.5% | 44.3% | 1.2% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 44.2% | 40.8% | 3.4% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 37.1% | 6.3% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 35.9% | 9.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 36.9% | 8.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.9% | 2.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.5% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.6% | 0.2% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Jamaica, at 40.3% against 40.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Jamaica and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 95th 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.