Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Survival to age 65, male
Germany
86.3%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
56.2%
in 2024
Germany rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
44th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Germany
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Germany currently reports 86.3% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 30.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.9% | 31.0% | 36.9% | Germany |
| 1970s | 70.0% | 35.5% | 34.5% | Germany |
| 1980s | 73.9% | 38.7% | 35.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 39.4% | 38.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 43.6% | 38.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 50.9% | 34.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 54.4% | 31.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Germany, at 86.3% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 30.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Germany ranks 44th 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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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.