Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Guyana
Guyana: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 36.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
36.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
173rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 1950
All-time low
35.6%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Guyana, 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
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Guyana stood at 36.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Guyana peaked at 43.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 173rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.5% | — |
| 1951 | 43.5% | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 43.4% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 42.5% | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 42.8% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 42.6% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 42.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 36.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 36.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.1% | 42.5% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.6% | 42.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 42.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 41.7% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 39.5% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 39.1% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 35.6% | 37.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 625.02 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Guyana?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Guyana was 36.9% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Guyana ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.