Survival to age 65, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Survival to age 65, male was 78.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 78.7% for survival to age 65, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 78.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1960.
That places Europe & Central Asia 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.5% | — |
| 1961 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 63.7% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 64.5% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 64.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 67.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 66.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.2% | 63.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.5% | 64.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.5% | 64.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 64.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.8% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 72.8% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 75.6% | 78.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- 12 Norway 91.1% compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9265 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Survival to age 65, male in Europe & Central Asia was 78.7% 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.