Survival to age 65, male in North America
North America: Survival to age 65, male was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in North America, 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 North America stood at 81.7%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in North America peaked at 81.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1968.
North America ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in North America, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.2% | — |
| 1961 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 63.9% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.4% | 63.9% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.6% | 64.8% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 70.9% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 74.7% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 78.9% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 80.5% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 75.9% | 81.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 3 United Arab Emirates 93.5% compare
- 4 Qatar 93.0% compare
- 5 Andorra 92.3% compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 92.1% compare
- 7 French Polynesia 92.0% compare
- 8 Kuwait 91.8% compare
- 9 Maldives 91.5% compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in North America?
- Survival to age 65, male in North America was 81.7% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1968.
- How does North America rank for survival to age 65, male?
- North America ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.