United States vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
United States
25.36 years
in 2024
Uruguay
25.39 years
in 2024
United States rank
49th
Uruguay rank
48th
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 25.39 years against 25.36 years in United States, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.05 years | 19.69 years | 0.3653 years | United States |
| 1970s | 21.45 years | 20.43 years | 1.03 years | United States |
| 1980s | 22.47 years | 21.4 years | 1.07 years | United States |
| 1990s | 23.02 years | 22.48 years | 0.5417 years | United States |
| 2000s | 23.66 years | 23.84 years | 0.1852 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 24.71 years | 24.64 years | 0.0675 years | United States |
| 2020s | 24.56 years | 24.75 years | 0.1888 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 25.39 years against 25.36 years in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.03 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- United States ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.