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
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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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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.