Survival to age 65, male in Australia
Australia: Survival to age 65, male was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Australia recorded 90.0% for survival to age 65, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Australia peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1964.
That places Australia 21st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.8% | — |
| 1961 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 67.4% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 66.1% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 66.4% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 68.5% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 70.2% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 71.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.1% | 66.1% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.0% | 66.7% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 73.9% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 79.9% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.9% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 87.9% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 85.9% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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, male in Australia?
- Survival to age 65, male in Australia was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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, male (% 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.