Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Survival to age 65, male
Greece
86.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
56.2%
in 2024
Greece rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
44th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Greece
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Greece currently reports 86.7% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 30.5%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.4% | 31.0% | 40.3% | Greece |
| 1970s | 75.2% | 35.5% | 39.7% | Greece |
| 1980s | 79.2% | 38.7% | 40.5% | Greece |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 39.4% | 42.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 43.6% | 39.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 50.9% | 33.9% | Greece |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 54.4% | 30.6% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Greece, at 86.7% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 30.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.