Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola
Angola: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 58.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola stood at 58.7%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola peaked at 58.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1961.
That places Angola 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.6% | — |
| 1961 | 22.7% | -14.8% |
| 1962 | 22.8% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 23.8% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 24.8% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 26.3% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 25.5% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 25.7% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 27.1% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 26.6% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 46.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 58.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 58.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +29.9% | 26.3% | 34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.7% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.8% | 24.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 23.1% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 23.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 32.6% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 48.7% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 54.6% | 58.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola was 58.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Angola ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.