Survival to age 65 of cohort in United States of America

United States of America: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 88.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.44
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
81st
of 215 countries
All-time high
88.44
in 2024
All-time low
78.22
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in United States of America, 1960–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, survival to age 65 of cohort in United States of America stood at 88.44. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in United States of America peaked at 88.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.22, in 1960.

That places United States of America 81st out of 215 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 of cohort in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Survival to age 65 of cohort in United States of America, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 78.22
1961 78.84 +0.8%
1962 78.61 -0.3%
1963 78.4 -0.3%
1964 78.68 +0.4%
1965 78.91 +0.3%
1966 79.08 +0.2%
1967 79.45 +0.5%
1968 79.03 -0.5%
1969 79.49 +0.6%
1970 79.62 +0.2%
1971 80.06 +0.6%
1972 80.36 +0.4%
1973 80.58 +0.3%
1974 81.27 +0.9%
1975 81.94 +0.8%
1976 82.26 +0.4%
1977 82.67 +0.5%
1978 82.9 +0.3%
1979 83.48 +0.7%
1980 83.41 -0.1%
1981 83.7 +0.3%
1982 84.07 +0.4%
1983 84.13 +0.1%
1984 84.27 +0.2%
1985 84.34 +0.1%
1986 84.47 +0.2%
1987 84.58 +0.1%
1988 84.55 -0.0%
1989 84.86 +0.4%
1990 85.15 +0.3%
1991 85.27 +0.1%
1992 85.55 +0.3%
1993 85.39 -0.2%
1994 85.54 +0.2%
1995 85.59 +0.1%
1996 85.86 +0.3%
1997 86.12 +0.3%
1998 86.39 +0.3%
1999 86.41 +0.0%
2000 86.52 +0.1%
2001 86.55 +0.0%
2002 86.66 +0.1%
2003 86.7 +0.0%
2004 87.05 +0.4%
2005 87.1 +0.1%
2006 87.27 +0.2%
2007 87.55 +0.3%
2008 87.65 +0.1%
2009 87.75 +0.1%
2010 88.07 +0.4%
2011 88.03 -0.0%
2012 88.08 +0.1%
2013 88.04 -0.0%
2014 87.89 -0.2%
2015 87.76 -0.1%
2016 87.55 -0.2%
2017 87.56 +0.0%
2018 87.74 +0.2%
2019 87.82 +0.1%
2020 86.08 -2.0%
2021 84.59 -1.7%
2022 86.45 +2.2%
2023 88.08 +1.9%
2024 88.44 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 78.87 78.22 79.49 10
1970s 81.51 79.62 83.48 10
1980s 84.24 83.41 84.86 10
1990s 85.73 85.15 86.41 10
2000s 87.08 86.52 87.75 10
2010s 87.85 87.55 88.08 10
2020s 86.73 84.59 88.44 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 88.65 compare
  2. 79 Serbia 88.54 compare
  3. 80 Lithuania 88.45 compare
  4. 82 Romania 88.31 compare
  5. 83 Uruguay 88.25 compare
  6. 84 Cuba 88.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in United States of America?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in United States of America was 88.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 88.44 in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 78.22 in 1960.
How does United States of America rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
United States of America ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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