Survival to age 65, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Survival to age 65, female was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
62nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
90.6%
in 2023
All-time low
62.2%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Survival to age 65, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 90.6% for survival to age 65, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 90.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 218 countries 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.2% | — |
| 1961 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75.3% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 90.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.9%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 90.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 83.2%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.8% | 62.2% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.5% | 69.2% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.6% | 76.2% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 81.4% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 75.2% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 87.5% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.1% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Sri Lanka?
- Survival to age 65, female in Sri Lanka was 90.6% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.