Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea

Eritrea: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 67.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
67.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
146th
of 215 countries
All-time high
67.6%
in 2024
All-time low
16.7%
in 1999
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea, 1960–2024

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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 Eritrea stood at 67.6%. 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 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea peaked at 67.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1999.

That places Eritrea 146th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.1% 23.4% 26.9% 10
1970s 26.4% 22.7% 28.2% 10
1980s 28.4% 21.2% 35.0% 10
1990s 39.7% 16.7% 48.3% 10
2000s 53.7% 46.2% 58.6% 10
2010s 62.3% 59.2% 64.9% 10
2020s 65.4% 63.4% 67.6% 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.3% compare
  2. 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.0% compare
  3. 145 Laos 67.8% compare
  4. 147 Mauritania 67.0% compare
  5. 148 Belarus 66.8% compare
  6. 149 East Timor 66.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea?
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea was 67.6% 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1999.
How does Eritrea rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
Eritrea ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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

Indicator
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65
Unit
% of cohort
Source
United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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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.