Kenya vs South Africa: Survival to age 65, male
Kenya
52.0%
in 2024
South Africa
52.8%
in 2024
Kenya rank
209th
South Africa rank
208th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 52.8% against 52.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 209th and South Africa ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.8% | 42.6% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 46.5% | 2.6% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 53.9% | 50.9% | 3.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 46.9% | 1.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 36.4% | 9.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 47.7% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 51.6% | 1.7% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Kenya or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 52.8% against 52.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.8%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Kenya ranks 209th and South Africa ranks 208th 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.