Pacific island small states vs Puerto Rico: Survival to age 65, female

Pacific island small states
74.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
92.8%
in 2024
Pacific island small states rank
35th
Puerto Rico rank
37th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Pacific island small states
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 92.8% against 74.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Pacific island small states ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 55.1% 77.8% 22.7% Puerto Rico
1970s 61.3% 81.9% 20.6% Puerto Rico
1980s 65.6% 84.2% 18.6% Puerto Rico
1990s 70.0% 86.1% 16.1% Puerto Rico
2000s 71.3% 88.7% 17.4% Puerto Rico
2010s 72.5% 91.1% 18.6% Puerto Rico
2020s 73.0% 91.3% 18.3% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Pacific island small states or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 92.8% against 74.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Pacific island small states and Puerto Rico?
18.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Puerto Rico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Pacific island small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Pacific island small states ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 37th of 47 groups.
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.