Malaysia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Malaysia
40.3%
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
40.6%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
91st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
88th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Malaysia
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 40.6% against 40.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 91st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.5% | 47.0% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 45.9% | 47.6% | 1.7% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 43.8% | 43.9% | 0.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 41.9% | 0.4% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 41.5% | 1.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 41.6% | 1.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 35.9% | 4.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 40.0% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Malaysia or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 40.6% against 40.3% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Malaysia ranks 91st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 88th 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.