Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Central African Republic or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 47.5% against 45.1% in Central African Republic as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Survival to age 65, male

Central African Republic

45.1%

in 2024

Nigeria

47.5%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

217th

Nigeria rank

215th

Survival to age 65, male over time

Central African Republic
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 47.5% against 45.1% in Central African Republic, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 217th and Nigeria ranks 215th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	29.9%	25.0%	4.9%	Central African Republic
1970s	37.3%	31.8%	5.5%	Central African Republic
1980s	40.1%	35.5%	4.6%	Central African Republic
1990s	34.3%	34.9%	0.5%	Nigeria
2000s	28.9%	40.2%	11.3%	Nigeria
2010s	27.4%	44.0%	16.5%	Nigeria
2020s	26.7%	46.3%	19.6%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 47.5% against 45.1% in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 2.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for survival to age 65, male?: Central African Republic ranks 217th and Nigeria ranks 215th 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: 17 September 2026

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.