Survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Survival to age 65, male was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
24th
of 47 groups
All-time high
73.0%
in 2024
All-time low
34.5%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2024

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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 (IDA & IBRD) is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1960.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 24th out of 47 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960 to 2024.
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% +0.2%
1991 59.1% +2.4%
1992 60.0% +1.5%
1993 60.6% +1.0%
1994 60.6% +0.1%
1995 61.1% +0.8%
1996 61.6% +0.9%
1997 62.0% +0.6%
1998 62.7% +1.1%
1999 63.5% +1.3%
2000 64.1% +0.9%
2001 64.7% +1.0%
2002 65.3% +1.0%
2003 65.3% -0.0%
2004 66.0% +1.0%
2005 65.8% -0.2%
2006 66.4% +0.9%
2007 66.8% +0.5%
2008 67.4% +0.9%
2009 67.9% +0.8%
2010 68.2% +0.5%
2011 68.4% +0.2%
2012 68.2% -0.2%
2013 68.6% +0.5%
2014 69.0% +0.7%
2015 69.1% +0.1%
2016 69.4% +0.4%
2017 69.8% +0.7%
2018 70.3% +0.7%
2019 71.0% +1.0%
2020 67.9% -4.3%
2021 67.6% -0.4%
2022 72.0% +6.5%
2023 72.8% +1.1%
2024 73.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 60.9% 57.8% 63.5% 10
2000s 66.0% 64.1% 67.9% 10
2010s 69.2% 68.2% 71.0% 10
2020s 70.7% 67.6% 73.0% 5

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 21 Australia 90.0% compare
  2. 22 Bahrain 90.0% compare
  3. 23 Netherlands 89.8% compare
  4. 24 Cyprus 89.6% compare
  5. 25 Ireland 89.3% compare
  6. 26 Luxembourg 89.2% compare
  7. 27 Gibraltar 89.2% compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Survival to age 65, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 73.0% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for survival to age 65, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
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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.