Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, male was 77.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 77.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 77.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1960.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.9% | — |
| 1961 | 27.3% | +24.5% |
| 1962 | 36.9% | +35.5% |
| 1963 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 39.0% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 38.2% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 40.6% | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 42.1% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 44.6% | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 45.9% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 47.5% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 52.5% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 54.9% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 55.9% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 57.0% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 60.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +35.5% | 27.3% | 36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 21.9% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 45.9% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.5% | 57.9% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 65.2% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 70.6% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 75.1% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 76.2% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 77.7% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for survival to age 65, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.