Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Palau
Palau: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 40.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
40.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
90th
of 236 countries
All-time high
40.4%
in 2023
All-time low
30.6%
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 40.4%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Palau peaked at 40.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1987.
Palau ranks 90th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 38.2% | — |
| 1951 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 37.1% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 36.0% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 34.6% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 34.3% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 33.9% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 33.2% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 32.9% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 32.5% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 31.9% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 30.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 40.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 40.4% 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 | 37.9% | 37.5% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.7% | 35.8% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.1% | 32.5% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 30.6% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 31.2% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 35.1% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 36.6% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.4% | 40.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More gender data for Palau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 89 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Palau?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Palau was 40.4% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1987.
- How does Palau rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Palau ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.