Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Survival to age 65, male
Nigeria
47.5%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
50.8%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
215th
Zimbabwe rank
212th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 50.8% against 47.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 215th and Zimbabwe ranks 212th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 45.3% | 20.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 31.8% | 45.6% | 13.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 48.9% | 13.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.8% | 3.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 23.5% | 16.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.0% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 48.5% | 2.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 50.8% against 47.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 3.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Nigeria ranks 215th and Zimbabwe ranks 212th 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.