Survival to age 65, male in India
India: Survival to age 65, male was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in India, 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 India is 72.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in India peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1965.
That places India 117th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.9% | — |
| 1961 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 37.5% | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 40.7% | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 44.0% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 51.2% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.8% | 37.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.8% | 41.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 47.2% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 53.6% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 58.8% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 64.7% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 61.8% | 72.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in India?
- Survival to age 65, male in India was 72.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1965.
- How does India rank for survival to age 65, male?
- India ranks 117th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.