Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Survival to age 65, male

Malawi
60.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
59.8%
in 2024
Malawi rank
186th
Papua New Guinea rank
187th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 60.0% against 59.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malawi ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 26.2% 34.7% 8.5% Papua New Guinea
1970s 30.3% 43.2% 12.9% Papua New Guinea
1980s 34.0% 48.9% 14.9% Papua New Guinea
1990s 29.2% 52.2% 23.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 35.2% 54.3% 19.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 49.4% 57.0% 7.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 56.4% 57.7% 1.3% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 60.0% against 59.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Malawi ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 187th 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

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.