Rwanda vs Senegal: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Rwanda
42.4%
in 2023
Senegal
42.4%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
44th
Senegal rank
43rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Rwanda
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 42.4% against 42.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.0% | 48.6% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 49.0% | 48.1% | 1.0% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 46.2% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 45.4% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 44.6% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 43.1% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 42.2% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Rwanda or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 42.4% against 42.4% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Rwanda and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Rwanda ranks 44th 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.