Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 54.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mozambique, 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
The most recent figure for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mozambique is 54.3%, measured in 2024. 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 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mozambique peaked at 54.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1985.
Mozambique ranks 203rd of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.9% | — |
| 1961 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 31.7% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 30.9% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 31.7% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 32.7% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 34.8% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 36.5% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 36.5% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 32.0% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 22.3% | -30.4% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 32.4% | +36.1% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 35.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +0.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 54.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 54.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 92% 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 Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +36.1% | 23.8% | 32.4% |
| 1984 | -30.4% | 32.0% | 22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.4% | 30.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.9% | 32.7% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 22.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 33.3% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 37.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 41.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 45.4% | 54.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 200 Liberia 56.2% compare
- 201 Benin 56.1% compare
- 202 Burkina Faso 55.6% compare
- 204 Cote d'Ivoire 53.2% compare
- 205 South Africa 52.8% compare
- 206 Kenya 52.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mozambique?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mozambique was 54.3% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Mozambique ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.