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
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea, 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 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.3% compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.0% compare
- 145 Laos 67.8% compare
- 147 Mauritania 67.0% compare
- 148 Belarus 66.8% compare
- 149 East Timor 66.7% compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -47.72 millimeters (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
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
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.