Survival to age 65, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Survival to age 65, male was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 78.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Malaysia peaked at 78.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 89th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.1% | — |
| 1961 | 48.5% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 49.8% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 51.1% | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 53.4% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.2% | 47.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.8% | 56.5% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 63.3% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 68.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 71.1% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 75.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 72.1% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 Malaysia?
- Survival to age 65, male in Malaysia was 78.0% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Malaysia ranks 89th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.