Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Survival to age 65, female

Namibia
73.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
72.2%
in 2024
Namibia rank
176th
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 73.0% against 72.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Namibia ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 49.6% 44.7% 4.9% Namibia
1970s 58.6% 53.8% 4.8% Namibia
1980s 64.3% 60.2% 4.1% Namibia
1990s 52.6% 62.7% 10.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 39.3% 63.8% 24.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 54.3% 69.1% 14.8% Papua New Guinea
2020s 67.0% 70.7% 3.7% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 73.0% against 72.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Namibia ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th 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

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.