Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Survival to age 65, female
Canada
92.5%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
65.0%
in 2024
Canada rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 92.5% against 65.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 27.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.7% | 38.0% | 43.7% | Canada |
| 1970s | 84.1% | 42.6% | 41.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 46.5% | 40.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 46.1% | 42.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 48.9% | 41.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 58.2% | 33.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 63.1% | 28.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Canada, at 92.5% against 65.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 27.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- Canada ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd 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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About this data
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.