Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kiribati
Kiribati: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 43.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 236 countries
All-time high
47.0%
in 1950
All-time low
42.4%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kiribati, 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
Kiribati recorded 43.7% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kiribati peaked at 47.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2020.
Kiribati ranks 28th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.0% | — |
| 1951 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 43.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 43.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.8% | 46.6% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.3% | 46.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 44.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 44.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 44.1% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 44.0% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.4% | 43.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kiribati?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Kiribati was 43.7% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2020.
- How does Kiribati rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Kiribati ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.