Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, female was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 87.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1960.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.9% | — |
| 1961 | 36.5% | +22.0% |
| 1962 | 47.8% | +31.0% |
| 1963 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 56.1% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 57.3% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 60.0% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 61.2% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 64.8% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 65.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 67.0% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +31.0% | 36.5% | 47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.5% | 29.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.6% | 56.1% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 67.9% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 74.7% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 80.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.5% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 85.7% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 87.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for survival to age 65, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.