Survival to age 65, male in United States of America
United States of America: Survival to age 65, male was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in United States of 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 United States of America stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in United States of America peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1968.
That places United States of America 71st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.8% | — |
| 1961 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 63.7% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 63.6% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 66.7% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 81.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.9% | 63.3% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 64.2% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.5% | 70.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 74.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 78.4% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 74.8% | 81.0% | 5 |
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More health data for United States of America
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 United States of America?
- Survival to age 65, male in United States of America was 81.0% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1968.
- How does United States of America rank for survival to age 65, male?
- United States of America ranks 71st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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.