Survival to age 65, male in European Union
European Union: Survival to age 65, male was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in European Union, 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 European Union is 85.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in European Union peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1960.
European Union ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.0% | — |
| 1961 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 67.3% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 68.8% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 70.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.0% | 67.0% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.9% | 68.8% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.1% | 70.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 73.2% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 77.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.7% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.2% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Monaco 94.3% compare
- 2 San Marino 94.1% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 93.5% compare
- 4 Qatar 93.0% compare
- 5 Andorra 92.3% compare
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in European Union?
- Survival to age 65, male in European Union was 85.5% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1960.
- How does European Union rank for survival to age 65, male?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.