Survival to age 65, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Survival to age 65, male was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.4%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
64th
of 218 countries
All-time high
83.1%
in 2023
All-time low
64.6%
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Survival to age 65, male in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 82.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 83.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1964.
Puerto Rico ranks 64th of 218 countries 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.0% | — |
| 1961 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 65.3% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 66.0% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 68.0% | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 67.7% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 67.9% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 69.8% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.0% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.5% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 72.8% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -0.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 82.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 82.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.7% | 64.6% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.0% | 67.9% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.7% | 70.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 69.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 73.2% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.5% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 76.4% | 83.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 61 Panama 83.1% compare
- 62 Turks and Caicos Islands 82.7% compare
- 63 New Caledonia 82.5% compare
- 65 British Virgin Islands 82.3% compare
- 66 North Macedonia 82.2% compare
- 67 Colombia 82.0% compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % 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 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Puerto Rico?
- Survival to age 65, male in Puerto Rico was 82.4% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1964.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 64th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.