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.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.6% | — |
| 1961 | 24.1% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 25.1% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 23.4% | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 26.2% | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 26.5% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 27.2% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 27.6% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 26.6% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 23.5% | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 22.7% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 27.6% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 30.2% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 30.7% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | -28.9% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | +35.9% |
| 1988 | 35.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 43.6% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 45.8% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | -43.2% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -38.9% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +176.3% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 67.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 67.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +176.3% | 16.7% | 46.2% |
| 1998 | -43.2% | 48.3% | 27.4% |
| 1999 | -38.9% | 27.4% | 16.7% |
| 1987 | +35.9% | 24.9% | 33.8% |
| 1983 | -28.9% | 29.8% | 21.2% |
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
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
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.