Survival to age 65, female in Niger
Niger: Survival to age 65, female was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Niger, 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 Niger is 65.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Niger peaked at 65.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1971.
That places Niger 199th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.4% | — |
| 1961 | 27.7% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 27.8% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 27.0% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 28.1% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 30.9% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 33.6% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 34.2% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 37.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.9% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.0% | 27.0% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 34.2% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 38.4% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 47.0% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 57.6% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 61.5% | 65.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 67.1% compare
- 197 Madagascar 67.1% compare
- 198 Burundi 66.7% compare
- 200 Sierra Leone 65.4% compare
- 201 Eswatini 65.4% compare
- 202 Burkina Faso 65.3% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Niger?
- Survival to age 65, female in Niger was 65.5% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Niger ranks 199th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.