Turkey vs United States: Survival to age 65, male

Turkey
80.6%
in 2024
United States
81.0%
in 2024
Turkey rank
73rd
United States rank
71st

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Turkey
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 81.0% against 80.6% in Turkey, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Turkey ranks 73rd and United States ranks 71st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey United States Difference Ahead
1960s 45.8% 63.9% 18.1% United States
1970s 52.2% 67.2% 15.0% United States
1980s 59.4% 72.5% 13.1% United States
1990s 66.0% 75.8% 9.8% United States
2000s 72.8% 79.2% 6.3% United States
2010s 78.1% 80.3% 2.2% United States
2020s 79.7% 78.1% 1.6% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Turkey or United States?
United States, at 81.0% against 80.6% in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Turkey and United States?
0.4%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Turkey and United States rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Turkey ranks 73rd and United States ranks 71st 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.