China vs United States: Survival to age 65, male
China
81.7%
in 2024
United States
81.0%
in 2024
China rank
68th
United States rank
71st
Survival to age 65, male over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 81.7% against 81.0% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 68th and United States ranks 71st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.8% | 63.9% | 28.1% | United States |
| 1970s | 53.1% | 67.2% | 14.1% | United States |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 72.5% | 9.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 75.8% | 5.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 79.2% | 3.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 80.3% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 78.1% | 3.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, China or United States?
- China, at 81.7% against 81.0% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between China and United States?
- 0.7%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- China ranks 68th and United States ranks 71st 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
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.