Sweden vs United States of America: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Sweden
40.2%
in 2023
United States of America
40.3%
in 2023
Sweden rank
95th
United States of America rank
93rd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Sweden
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 40.3% against 40.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 8 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 46.6% | 44.0% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 46.0% | 41.6% | 4.4% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 44.3% | 38.8% | 5.5% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 40.8% | 36.5% | 4.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 35.3% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 37.4% | 0.4% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 39.7% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 40.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.7% | 0.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Sweden or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 40.3% against 40.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Sweden and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Sweden ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 93rd 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.