China vs Sri Lanka: Survival to age 65, female
China
90.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
90.6%
in 2024
China rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
62nd
Survival to age 65, female over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 90.6% against 90.4% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.4% | 65.8% | 19.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 62.5% | 71.5% | 8.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 78.6% | 5.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 79.6% | 82.7% | 3.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 84.4% | 0.8% | China |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 88.7% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.1% | 0.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 90.6% against 90.4% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- China ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd 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.