Survival to age 65, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Survival to age 65, female was 82.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 82.2% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.2% | — |
| 1961 | 39.2% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 39.9% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 41.2% | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 43.3% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 44.6% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 45.7% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 46.5% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 47.7% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 48.7% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 50.4% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 52.3% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 53.3% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 55.5% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 57.9% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 59.2% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.8% | 38.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 48.4% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 59.2% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 66.6% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 72.5% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.7% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 78.2% | 82.2% | 5 |
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- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Survival to age 65, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 82.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.