Belgium vs IDA only: Survival to age 65, male

Belgium
87.7%
in 2024
IDA only
64.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
36th
IDA only rank
36th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Belgium
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 87.7% against 64.2% in IDA only, a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times IDA only's.

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

Belgium ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 36th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium IDA only Difference Ahead
1960s 66.9% 34.8% 32.0% Belgium
1970s 69.8% 38.2% 31.6% Belgium
1980s 74.6% 42.8% 31.8% Belgium
1990s 79.0% 46.3% 32.7% Belgium
2000s 82.0% 53.1% 28.9% Belgium
2010s 85.5% 59.0% 26.5% Belgium
2020s 87.2% 62.1% 25.0% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Belgium or IDA only?
Belgium, at 87.7% against 64.2% in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Belgium and IDA only?
23.5%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA only?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and IDA only rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Belgium ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 36th 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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About this data

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.