Survival to age 65, male in Gabon
Gabon: Survival to age 65, male was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 63.5% for survival to age 65, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Gabon peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1960.
That places Gabon 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.6% | — |
| 1961 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 36.2% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 36.9% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.1% | 34.6% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.5% | 42.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 49.0% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 54.9% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 56.6% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 59.3% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.6% | 63.5% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Gabon?
- Survival to age 65, male in Gabon was 63.5% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Gabon ranks 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.