Oman vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, female

Oman
91.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
65.0%
in 2024
Oman rank
47th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Oman
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 91.7% against 65.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 26.7%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Oman ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 36.7% 38.0% 1.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 52.3% 42.6% 9.7% Oman
1980s 70.2% 46.5% 23.7% Oman
1990s 81.3% 46.1% 35.2% Oman
2000s 86.8% 48.9% 37.9% Oman
2010s 90.3% 58.2% 32.0% Oman
2020s 90.4% 63.1% 27.3% Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Oman or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Oman, at 91.7% against 65.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
26.7%, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Oman ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th 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.