Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Survival to age 65, male

Finland
86.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
56.2%
in 2024
Finland rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
44th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Finland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 86.6% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 30.4%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Finland ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 61.0% 31.0% 29.9% Finland
1970s 64.2% 35.5% 28.7% Finland
1980s 70.9% 38.7% 32.2% Finland
1990s 76.1% 39.4% 36.7% Finland
2000s 80.3% 43.6% 36.7% Finland
2010s 84.6% 50.9% 33.7% Finland
2020s 86.4% 54.4% 32.0% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Finland, at 86.6% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
30.4%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Finland ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th 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.