To provide an outer absorbent article having attached thereto an inner absorbent article such as a urine absorption pad to be used, in which the outer absorbent article is configured to prevent inside thereof from wetting due to condensation of vapor escaped from inside an inner absorbent article. [Solution] An outer absorbent article of the present invention is an outer absorbent article having an absorbent body formed from at least one layer of an absorption layer, wherein the absorbent body includes a water-absorbent resin powder satisfying the following requirements of (a) to (d). (a) Specific surface area measured by BET multipoint method: 0.040 m2/g to 0.200 m2/g (b) Vapor blocking ratio: 0% to 0.90% (c) Absorption ratio: 30 g/g to 70 g/g (d) Water retention amount: 45 g/g to 60 g/g
