Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bermuda
Bermuda: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 32.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
32.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
223rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
40.4%
in 1957
All-time low
29.8%
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bermuda, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 32.3% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bermuda peaked at 40.4% in 1957 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2012.
Bermuda ranks 223rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.6% | — |
| 1951 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 38.9% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 37.8% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 37.2% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 36.3% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 35.6% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 35.0% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 34.5% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 33.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.6% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 32.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.1% | 37.6% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.2% | 35.6% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 34.1% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 32.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 32.2% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 30.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.8% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.7% | 32.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More gender data for Bermuda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 259 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 257 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 267 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 261 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 271 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 271 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bermuda?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Bermuda was 32.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1957.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2012.
- How does Bermuda rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Bermuda ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.