Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Nauru
Nauru: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 42.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
42nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 1951
All-time low
38.4%
in 1981
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Nauru, 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 Nauru stood at 42.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Nauru peaked at 43.5% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1981.
Nauru ranks 42nd 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.4% | — |
| 1951 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 43.2% | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 41.3% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 39.5% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 39.0% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 38.7% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 42.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 42.6% 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 | 43.3% | 43.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.3% | 41.0% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.8% | 38.7% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 38.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 39.8% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 39.6% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 39.3% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.1% | 42.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More gender data for Nauru
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 139 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 152 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 156 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Nauru?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Nauru was 42.6% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1981.
- How does Nauru rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Nauru ranks 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.