Survival to age 65 of cohort in Niger

Niger: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 65.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
65.52
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
196th
of 215 countries
All-time high
65.52
in 2024
All-time low
27.01
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024

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

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Niger recorded 65.52 for survival to age 65 of cohort 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 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Niger peaked at 65.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.01, in 1971.

Niger ranks 196th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Survival to age 65 of cohort in Niger, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 27.43 —
1961 27.67 +0.9%
1962 27.73 +0.2%
1963 27.96 +0.8%
1964 28.06 +0.4%
1965 28.05 -0.0%
1966 28.01 -0.1%
1967 27.96 -0.2%
1968 27.87 -0.3%
1969 27.8 -0.3%
1970 27.85 +0.2%
1971 27.01 -3.0%
1972 28.1 +4.1%
1973 28.59 +1.8%
1974 29.28 +2.4%
1975 30.04 +2.6%
1976 30.88 +2.8%
1977 31.76 +2.8%
1978 32.65 +2.8%
1979 33.58 +2.9%
1980 34.21 +1.9%
1981 34.42 +0.6%
1982 34.73 +0.9%
1983 34.94 +0.6%
1984 35.04 +0.3%
1985 35.39 +1.0%
1986 35.71 +0.9%
1987 36.21 +1.4%
1988 36.85 +1.8%
1989 37.57 +1.9%
1990 38.4 +2.2%
1991 39.3 +2.3%
1992 40.36 +2.7%
1993 41.34 +2.4%
1994 42.29 +2.3%
1995 43.28 +2.3%
1996 44.15 +2.0%
1997 45 +1.9%
1998 45.71 +1.6%
1999 46.33 +1.4%
2000 46.99 +1.4%
2001 47.7 +1.5%
2002 48.54 +1.7%
2003 49.68 +2.4%
2004 50.74 +2.1%
2005 52.01 +2.5%
2006 53.3 +2.5%
2007 54.56 +2.4%
2008 55.79 +2.2%
2009 56.69 +1.6%
2010 57.63 +1.7%
2011 58.55 +1.6%
2012 59.2 +1.1%
2013 59.92 +1.2%
2014 60.6 +1.1%
2015 61.08 +0.8%
2016 61.73 +1.1%
2017 62.26 +0.9%
2018 62.69 +0.7%
2019 63.17 +0.8%
2020 62.94 -0.4%
2021 61.45 -2.4%
2022 63.36 +3.1%
2023 65.12 +2.8%
2024 65.52 +0.6%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 65.52 is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.27, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 65.52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.22, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.85 27.43 28.06 10
1970s 29.98 27.01 33.58 10
1980s 35.51 34.21 37.57 10
1990s 42.61 38.4 46.33 10
2000s 51.6 46.99 56.69 10
2010s 60.68 57.63 63.17 10
2020s 63.68 61.45 65.52 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 193 Equatorial Guinea 67.14 compare
  2. 194 Madagascar 67.1 compare
  3. 195 Burundi 66.74 compare
  4. 197 Sierra Leone 65.43 compare
  5. 198 Eswatini 65.39 compare
  6. 199 Burkina Faso 65.34 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Niger?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Niger was 65.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 65.52 in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 27.01 in 1971.
How does Niger rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Niger ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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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