Survival to age 65 of cohort in Malaysia

Malaysia: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 87.11 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
87.11
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
95th
of 215 countries
All-time high
87.11
in 2024
All-time low
52.92
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Malaysia, 1960–2024

020406080196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, survival to age 65 of cohort in Malaysia stood at 87.11. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Malaysia peaked at 87.11 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.92, in 1960.

Malaysia ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 58.73 52.92 63.21 10
1970s 68.28 64.01 72.83 10
1980s 76.29 73.51 78.59 10
1990s 80.93 78.97 82.3 10
2000s 84.29 82.68 85.3 10
2010s 85.48 85.3 85.83 10
2020s 85.56 82.99 87.11 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 92 Belarus, Republic of 87.52 compare
  2. 93 Algeria 87.5 compare
  3. 94 Antigua and Barbuda 87.22 compare
  4. 96 Barbados 87.1 compare
  5. 97 Morocco 86.98 compare
  6. 98 Azerbaijan, Republic of 86.92 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places β†’

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Malaysia?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Malaysia was 87.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 87.11 in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 52.92 in 1960.
How does Malaysia rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Malaysia ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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