Australia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, male

Australia
90.0%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
73.9%
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Australia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 90.0% against 73.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

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

Australia ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 67.1% 56.2% 10.9% Australia
1970s 70.0% 57.2% 12.8% Australia
1980s 76.6% 59.7% 16.9% Australia
1990s 82.2% 58.5% 23.7% Australia
2000s 86.4% 61.9% 24.5% Australia
2010s 88.3% 69.8% 18.5% Australia
2020s 88.6% 71.9% 16.7% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Australia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Australia, at 90.0% against 73.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
16.1%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Australia ranks 21st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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, male (% 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, male (% 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.