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

Papua New Guinea
72.2%
in 2024
Tuvalu
72.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
179th
Tuvalu rank
178th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 72.9% against 72.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and Tuvalu ranks 178th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s 44.7% 49.0% 4.3% Tuvalu
1970s 53.8% 57.4% 3.6% Tuvalu
1980s 60.2% 61.9% 1.7% Tuvalu
1990s 62.7% 63.5% 0.9% Tuvalu
2000s 63.8% 66.3% 2.5% Tuvalu
2010s 69.1% 69.4% 0.4% Tuvalu
2020s 70.7% 71.7% 1.0% Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 72.9% against 72.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
0.7%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and Tuvalu ranks 178th 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.