Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Survival to age 65 of cohort

Namibia
73.01
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
72.22
in 2024
Namibia rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
176th

Survival to age 65 of cohort over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 73.01 against 72.22 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.79.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 49.6 44.74 4.86 Namibia
1970s 58.6 53.8 4.8 Namibia
1980s 64.32 60.2 4.11 Namibia
1990s 52.64 62.67 10.03 Papua New Guinea
2000s 39.3 63.83 24.52 Papua New Guinea
2010s 54.3 69.06 14.76 Papua New Guinea
2020s 67.05 70.73 3.69 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65 of cohort, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 73.01 against 72.22 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65 of cohort between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.79, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Namibia ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed