Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Survival to age 65, male

Ireland
89.3%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
73.0%
in 2024
Ireland rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 89.3% against 73.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Ireland ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 69.6% 38.8% 30.8% Ireland
1970s 70.5% 46.1% 24.4% Ireland
1980s 74.0% 53.0% 21.1% Ireland
1990s 79.0% 60.9% 18.1% Ireland
2000s 83.9% 66.0% 17.9% Ireland
2010s 87.8% 69.2% 18.6% Ireland
2020s 88.9% 70.7% 18.2% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Ireland, at 89.3% against 73.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
16.3%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Ireland ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th 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.