Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Burkina Faso, at 65.3% against 64.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Survival to age 65, female

Burkina Faso

65.3%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

64.9%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

202nd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

203rd

Survival to age 65, female over time

Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 65.3% against 64.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 202nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 203rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	31.8%	34.7%	2.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	38.5%	38.0%	0.5%	Burkina Faso
1980s	45.9%	40.7%	5.2%	Burkina Faso
1990s	47.2%	46.9%	0.3%	Burkina Faso
2000s	52.1%	52.0%	0.1%	Burkina Faso
2010s	60.1%	58.6%	1.5%	Burkina Faso
2020s	63.6%	62.9%	0.7%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Burkina Faso, at 65.3% against 64.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for survival to age 65, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 202nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 203rd 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: 17 September 2026

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.