Lesotho vs Senegal: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Lesotho
42.3%
in 2023
Senegal
42.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
46th
Senegal rank
43rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Lesotho
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 42.4% against 42.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Lesotho ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.8% | 48.6% | 5.8% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 41.6% | 48.6% | 7.0% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 48.1% | 8.2% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 46.2% | 8.6% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 45.4% | 5.5% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 44.6% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 43.1% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.2% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Lesotho or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 42.4% against 42.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Lesotho and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Lesotho ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β 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.