Survival to age 65, female in China
China: Survival to age 65, female was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in China, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in China is 90.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in China peaked at 90.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1960.
That places China 64th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in China, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.5% | — |
| 1961 | 32.1% | +36.4% |
| 1962 | 47.3% | +47.2% |
| 1963 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 51.4% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 52.6% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 53.8% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 55.0% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 57.7% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 59.1% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 60.9% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 62.4% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 67.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 69.2% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 71.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.4% | 23.5% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.5% | 56.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 69.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.6% | 76.3% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 82.9% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.5% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.3% | 90.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in China?
- Survival to age 65, female in China was 90.4% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1960.
- How does China rank for survival to age 65, female?
- China ranks 64th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.