Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 41.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
71st
of 236 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 2009
All-time low
37.7%
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands stood at 41.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Marshall Islands peaked at 42.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1983.
That places Marshall Islands 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.3% | — |
| 1951 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 38.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 38.5% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 38.3% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 38.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 38.0% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 41.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 41.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.4% | 38.7% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 38.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 37.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 39.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.4% | 41.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More gender data for Marshall Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 329 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 402 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Marshall Islands?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Marshall Islands was 41.2% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1983.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Marshall Islands ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.