Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Survival to age 65, male was 78.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific is 78.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure 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 peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 1960.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th 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, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.5% | — |
| 1961 | 32.3% | +17.4% |
| 1962 | 40.7% | +25.8% |
| 1963 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 42.1% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 44.2% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 45.8% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 48.0% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 50.7% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 55.2% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 57.4% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific 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 | +25.8% | 32.3% | 40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.2% | 27.5% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.5% | 49.2% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 60.0% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 66.8% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 71.9% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.2% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.4% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 5 Andorra 92.3% compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 92.1% compare
- 7 French Polynesia 92.0% compare
- 8 Kuwait 91.8% compare
- 9 Maldives 91.5% compare
- 10 Iceland 91.2% compare
- 11 Macau, China 91.1% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.7993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.9374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Survival to age 65, male in East Asia & Pacific was 78.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 1960.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for survival to age 65, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 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.