Kazakhstan vs Republic of Korea: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Kazakhstan
33.0%
in 2023
Republic of Korea
33.5%
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
220th
Republic of Korea rank
219th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Kazakhstan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 33.5% against 33.0% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 220th and Republic of Korea ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 40.8% | 3.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 36.3% | 39.8% | 3.5% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 34.6% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 31.9% | 3.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.2% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 32.9% | 2.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 32.8% | 0.9% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.8% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Kazakhstan or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 33.5% against 33.0% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea?
- 0.5%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Kazakhstan ranks 220th and Republic of Korea ranks 219th 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.