Bhutan vs North Korea: Survival to age 65, female

Bhutan
83.5%
in 2024
North Korea
83.9%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
121st
North Korea rank
118th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Bhutan
  • North Korea
20406080196019922024

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 83.9% against 83.5% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

Bhutan ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 118th of 218 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 28.6% 59.2% 30.7% North Korea
1970s 36.6% 68.9% 32.2% North Korea
1980s 47.5% 77.6% 30.1% North Korea
1990s 58.8% 74.9% 16.1% North Korea
2000s 69.8% 75.7% 5.9% North Korea
2010s 78.6% 82.1% 3.5% North Korea
2020s 82.6% 83.6% 0.9% North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Bhutan or North Korea?
North Korea, at 83.9% against 83.5% in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Bhutan and North Korea?
0.4%, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Bhutan ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 118th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.