Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Survival to age 65, female was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 87.9%. 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 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 87.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1960.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.5% | — |
| 1961 | 42.3% | +15.8% |
| 1962 | 51.9% | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 53.9% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 60.9% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 61.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 64.4% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 65.5% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.7% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.0% | 36.5% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.8% | 59.8% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 70.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 76.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 81.6% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.4% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.5% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 7 San Marino 95.1% compare
- 8 Japan 94.9% compare
- 9 Hong Kong, China 94.8% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 94.6% compare
- 11 Switzerland 94.6% compare
- 12 Singapore 94.6% compare
- 13 Spain 94.5% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.7993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.9374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Survival to age 65, female in East Asia & Pacific was 87.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for survival to age 65, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.