Survival to age 65, female in Gabon
Gabon: Survival to age 65, female was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 74.9% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Gabon peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1960.
That places Gabon 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.6% | — |
| 1961 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 48.9% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 56.5% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 61.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.4% | 44.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 52.7% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 60.0% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 60.7% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 61.4% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 67.3% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.4% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 166 Botswana 75.3% compare
- 167 Mauritania 75.2% compare
- 168 Myanmar 75.1% compare
- 170 Micronesia, Federated States of 74.3% compare
- 171 Sudan 74.3% compare
- 172 Timor-Leste 74.0% compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Gabon?
- Survival to age 65, female in Gabon was 74.9% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Gabon ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.