Survival to age 65, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Survival to age 65, female was 87.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 87.1%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.7% | — |
| 1961 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 77.7% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 78.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.7% | 73.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.5% | 76.9% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.9% | 77.7% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.1% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 79.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 82.8% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 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 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 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 -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Survival to age 65, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 87.1% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.