Northern Mariana Islands vs Sudan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Northern Mariana Islands
40.8%
in 2023
Sudan
41.0%
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
82nd
Sudan rank
79th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 41.0% against 40.8% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 82nd and Sudan ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.1% | 48.2% | 8.1% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 39.3% | 47.2% | 7.9% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 37.5% | 46.4% | 8.8% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 44.0% | 3.3% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 43.4% | 6.5% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 42.6% | 1.6% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 42.3% | 1.4% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 41.4% | 0.5% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Northern Mariana Islands or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 41.0% against 40.8% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Northern Mariana Islands and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and Sudan rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 82nd and Sudan ranks 79th 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.