Survival to age 65, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Survival to age 65, male was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Least developed countries, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 63.3% for survival to age 65, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Least developed countries peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1971.
Least developed countries ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.7% | — |
| 1961 | 31.2% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 31.8% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 32.9% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 33.7% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 26.1% | -22.5% |
| 1972 | 35.8% | +37.0% |
| 1973 | 36.5% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 40.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 41.6% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.9% | 30.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.9% | 26.1% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 39.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 42.0% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 48.0% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 55.3% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 58.0% | 63.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Least developed countries?
- Survival to age 65, male in Least developed countries was 63.3% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.