Mexico vs Peru: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Mexico
41.3%
in 2023
Peru
41.4%
in 2023
Mexico rank
70th
Peru rank
68th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 41.4% against 41.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 70th and Peru ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.4% | 47.0% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 1960s | 45.2% | 46.4% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 1970s | 43.2% | 46.0% | 2.8% | Peru |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 43.4% | 2.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 43.2% | 1.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 42.3% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 39.5% | 0.3% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 41.4% against 41.3% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Mexico ranks 70th and Peru ranks 68th 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.