Survival to age 65, male in World
World: Survival to age 65, male was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in World, 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 World stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in World peaked at 74.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1960.
World ranks 21st of 47 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.9% | — |
| 1961 | 43.9% | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 46.9% | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 48.6% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 50.8% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 52.3% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.4% | 41.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 50.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.5% | 57.1% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 61.9% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 65.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 69.9% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 69.2% | 74.0% | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in World?
- Survival to age 65, male in World was 74.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1960.
- How does World rank for survival to age 65, male?
- World ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.