Survival to age 65, male in Kosovo
Kosovo: Survival to age 65, male was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Kosovo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Kosovo stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Kosovo peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1999.
That places Kosovo 55th out of 218 countries 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 Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.5% | — |
| 1961 | 48.1% | +8.0% |
| 1962 | 42.3% | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 48.7% | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 53.2% | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 49.8% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 52.1% | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 54.9% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 57.0% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 58.6% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 59.9% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 58.7% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 59.8% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 59.3% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 64.4% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 67.2% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 69.2% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 70.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | -39.5% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +83.1% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 84.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 84.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.2%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, male in Kosovo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +83.1% | 40.6% | 74.2% |
| 1999 | -39.5% | 67.1% | 40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.9% | 42.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 52.1% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2% | 59.3% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 40.6% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 74.2% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 78.5% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Kosovo?
- Survival to age 65, male in Kosovo was 84.2% 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1999.
- How does Kosovo rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Kosovo ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.