Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Seychelles
Seychelles: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 36.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Seychelles, 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
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Seychelles is 36.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Seychelles peaked at 43.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1994.
That places Seychelles 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.3% | — |
| 1951 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 42.0% | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 41.4% | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 40.4% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 39.8% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 39.0% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 39.0% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 39.5% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 39.2% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 36.2% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 31.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | -6.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 36.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 36.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.6% | 41.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.8% | 38.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.0% | 36.7% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 33.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 31.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 33.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 35.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 34.2% | 38.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Seychelles?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Seychelles was 36.1% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1994.
- How does Seychelles rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Seychelles ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.