Jersey vs South Africa: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Jersey
39.1%
in 2023
South Africa
39.0%
in 2023
Jersey rank
123rd
South Africa rank
125th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Jersey
- South Africa
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 39.1% against 39.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Jersey ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 125th of 236 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jersey | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.5% | 46.5% | 7.0% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 37.8% | 44.5% | 6.7% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 43.5% | 6.2% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 40.9% | 4.5% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 39.7% | 2.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 44.4% | 6.8% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 40.8% | 3.4% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 39.9% | 1.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Jersey or South Africa?
- Jersey, at 39.1% against 39.0% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Jersey and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jersey and South Africa rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Jersey ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 125th 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.