Survival to age 65, male in OECD members
OECD members: Survival to age 65, male was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 83.9%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in OECD members peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1960.
That places OECD members 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.3% | — |
| 1961 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 63.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 65.6% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.5% | 63.3% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.9% | 65.9% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 70.0% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 73.8% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 78.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 81.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 79.6% | 83.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Monaco 94.3% compare
- 2 San Marino 94.1% compare
- 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
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in OECD members?
- Survival to age 65, male in OECD members was 83.9% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for survival to age 65, male?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.