Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, male

Chile
85.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
49th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
46th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Chile
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 85.8% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29.6%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Chile ranks 49th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 46th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 50.8% 31.0% 19.7% Chile
1970s 60.7% 35.5% 25.2% Chile
1980s 70.6% 38.7% 31.9% Chile
1990s 76.3% 39.4% 36.9% Chile
2000s 80.5% 43.6% 36.9% Chile
2010s 83.5% 50.9% 32.6% Chile
2020s 83.1% 54.4% 28.8% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Chile, at 85.8% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29.6%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Chile ranks 49th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 46th 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.