Survival to age 65, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, male was 75.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 75.3%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 75.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.4% | — |
| 1961 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 52.4% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 60.8% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.9% | 46.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 51.2% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 57.2% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.6% | 62.5% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 67.5% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 71.3% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 66.1% | 75.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Survival to age 65, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 75.3% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.