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

France
86.3%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
56.2%
in 2024
France rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
44th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

France currently reports 86.3% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 30.1%.

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

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

France ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 66.2% 31.0% 35.2% France
1970s 69.2% 35.5% 33.7% France
1980s 72.7% 38.7% 34.0% France
1990s 77.0% 39.4% 37.6% France
2000s 81.3% 43.6% 37.7% France
2010s 84.3% 50.9% 33.4% France
2020s 85.8% 54.4% 31.4% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
France, at 86.3% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
30.1%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
France ranks 45th 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.