Survival to age 65, male in Singapore
Singapore: Survival to age 65, male was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.0%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
20th
of 218 countries
All-time high
90.1%
in 2019
All-time low
55.5%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Survival to age 65, male in Singapore, 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 Singapore stood at 90.0%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Singapore peaked at 90.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1960.
Singapore ranks 20th of 218 countries on this measure, 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.5% | — |
| 1961 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 58.4% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 59.5% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 60.8% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 61.7% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 72.8% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +2.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 90.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 90.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.1%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.9% | 55.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.7% | 63.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 68.4% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 74.7% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 81.3% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 87.6% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 85.7% | 90.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Singapore?
- Survival to age 65, male in Singapore was 90.0% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Singapore ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.