Survival to age 65, male in Uganda
Uganda: Survival to age 65, male was 60.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Uganda, 1960–2024
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 Uganda is 60.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Uganda peaked at 60.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1984.
That places Uganda 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.4% | — |
| 1961 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 36.2% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 38.4% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 34.0% | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 33.3% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 31.7% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 26.8% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.8% | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 31.7% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.6% | 34.4% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.1% | 31.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 24.9% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.9% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 33.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 47.5% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.4% | 60.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 177 Ghana 61.1% compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 61.1% compare
- 179 Togo 61.1% compare
- 181 Republic of Moldova 60.7% compare
- 182 Russian Federation 60.6% compare
- 183 Congo 60.5% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Uganda?
- Survival to age 65, male in Uganda was 60.8% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1984.
- How does Uganda rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Uganda ranks 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.