Survival to age 65, male in Colombia
Colombia: Survival to age 65, male was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 218 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 2024
All-time low
49.6%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Survival to age 65, male in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Colombia stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Colombia peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 67th 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 58.5% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 63.0% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 62.3% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 62.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 82.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 82.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.4% | 49.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.2% | 56.7% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.3% | 58.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 62.2% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 67.3% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.5% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 70.5% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 64 Puerto Rico 82.4% compare
- 65 British Virgin Islands 82.3% compare
- 66 North Macedonia 82.2% compare
- 68 China 81.7% compare
- 69 Croatia 81.6% compare
- 70 Tunisia 81.4% compare
More health data for Colombia
- 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 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % 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 Colombia?
- Survival to age 65, male in Colombia was 82.0% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.