Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Comoros
Comoros: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Comoros, 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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Comoros stood at 73.0%. 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 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Comoros peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1960.
That places Comoros 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.4% | — |
| 1961 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 37.0% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 37.4% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 39.7% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 40.4% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 43.5% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 44.7% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 50.5% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 53.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 73.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 73.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.3% | 35.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 40.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 47.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 52.6% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 58.9% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 65.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 69.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More gender data for Comoros
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 340.83 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8229 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 623.43 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 623.43 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,541 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,404 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Comoros?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Comoros was 73.0% 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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1960.
- How does Comoros rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Comoros ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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 women 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.