Singapore vs World: Survival to age 65, male

Singapore
90.0%
in 2024
World
74.0%
in 2024
Singapore rank
20th
World rank
21st

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Singapore
  • World
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 90.0% against 74.0% in World, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times World's.

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

Singapore ranks 20th and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1960s 58.9% 47.4% 11.6% Singapore
1970s 65.7% 53.8% 12.0% Singapore
1980s 71.3% 59.5% 11.8% Singapore
1990s 77.6% 63.3% 14.3% Singapore
2000s 84.5% 67.5% 17.0% Singapore
2010s 88.9% 71.5% 17.3% Singapore
2020s 88.4% 72.3% 16.1% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 90.0% against 74.0% in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Singapore and World?
16.0%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Singapore ranks 20th and World ranks 21st 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.