Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei
Brunei: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei, 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 Brunei stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei peaked at 78.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1962.
That places Brunei 84th 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.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.7% | — |
| 1961 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 50.5% | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 55.4% | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 56.5% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 61.0% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 78.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 78.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.1%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.5% | 50.5% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.1% | 61.9% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 68.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 71.0% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 75.3% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 77.1% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 71.9% | 78.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Brunei was 78.4% 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1962.
- How does Brunei rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Brunei ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.