Survival to age 65, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Survival to age 65, female was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1960.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.1% | — |
| 1961 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 38.3% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 42.1% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 46.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.0% | 36.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.6% | 40.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 45.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 45.5% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 46.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 54.2% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 60.5% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Survival to age 65, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 65.0% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.