Survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, male was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 72.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.5% | — |
| 1961 | 35.4% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 37.6% | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 38.6% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 42.0% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 40.9% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 45.1% | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 51.3% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 57.6% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.8% | 34.5% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 40.9% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 49.1% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 57.8% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 64.1% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 68.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 67.7% | 72.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 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 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 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 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 72.9% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.