Probability that a male will outlive a female in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Probability that a male will outlive a female was 37.09 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
37.09
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
166th
of 229 countries
All-time high
48.94
in 1951
All-time low
36.36
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a male will outlive a female in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 37.09 for probability that a male will outlive a female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a male will outlive a female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 48.94 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 36.36, in 2021.
That places British Virgin Islands 166th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a male will outlive a female in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.47 | — |
| 1951 | 48.94 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 48.88 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 48.74 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 48.32 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 47.76 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 47.05 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 46.35 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 45.96 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 45.77 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 45.09 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 44.7 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 44.59 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.39 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 44.21 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 43.89 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 43.46 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 43.12 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 42.11 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 41.47 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 40.45 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 39.97 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 39.49 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 39.25 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 39.43 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 39.76 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 39.85 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 39.88 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 40.13 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 40.26 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 40.43 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 40.52 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 40.48 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 40.49 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 41 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 41.22 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 41.44 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 41.42 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 41.39 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 41.25 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 41.34 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 41.21 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 41.2 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 41.1 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.68 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 40.27 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 40.08 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.63 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 39.47 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.43 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.51 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 39.56 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.36 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.17 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.75 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.29 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 37.99 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.81 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.68 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.63 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.55 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.41 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.41 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.35 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.33 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.54 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 37.26 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.06 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.36 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 37.17 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.09 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.62 | 45.77 | 48.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.7 | 41.47 | 45.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.85 | 39.25 | 40.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.96 | 40.43 | 41.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.44 | 39.43 | 41.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.61 | 37.68 | 39.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.51 | 37.26 | 38.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.92 | 36.36 | 37.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 163 Antigua and Barbuda 37.13 compare
- 163 Dominica 37.13 compare
- 165 French Polynesia 37.1 compare
- 167 Tuvalu 36.95 compare
- 168 Taiwan, China 36.93 compare
- 169 Guyana 36.9 compare
More gender data for British Virgin Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 159 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 167 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 162 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 171 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 163 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 170 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 161 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a male will outlive a female in British Virgin Islands?
- Probability that a male will outlive a female in British Virgin Islands was 37.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.94 in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.36 in 2021.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for probability that a male will outlive a female?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 166th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a male will outlive a female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a male will outlive a female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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