Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) by country
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.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
29.86 years
Monaco
Lowest
15.47 years
Nigeria
Median
22.17 years
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
13,975
What the numbers show
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 29.86 years in Monaco; the lowest is 15.47 years in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.17 years, and the mean is 22 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 206 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 29.4%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 8.8%).
Life expectancy at age 60, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 29.86 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 29.81 years | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 29.48 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 28.57 years | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | San Marino | 28.52 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 28.35 years | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | France | 28.25 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | French Polynesia | 28.2 years | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 27.98 years | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 10 | Andorra | 27.89 years | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Bermuda | 27.86 years | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 12 | Singapore | 27.82 years | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 27.68 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 27.58 years | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 27.53 years | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 27.47 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 27.37 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 27.22 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 27.14 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 27.02 years | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 21 | Cayman Islands | 26.76 years | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 26.74 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 23 | Macao | 26.62 years | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 26.55 years | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 26.52 years | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 26.44 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 26.44 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 26.43 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 28 | Guam | 26.43 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 30 | Isle of Man | 26.43 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 26.36 years | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 26.28 years | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 26.2 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 34 | New Zealand | 26.18 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 26.17 years | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Martin (French part) | 26.09 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 26.01 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 25.99 years | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 25.95 years | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 25.93 years | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 25.8 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 25.75 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 25.74 years | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 25.6 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 25.57 years | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 25.41 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 25.4 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 25.39 years | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 49 | United States | 25.36 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 50 | Cyprus | 25.23 years | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | Qatar | 25.21 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 24.77 years | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 53 | Peru | 24.69 years | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 24.62 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 24.61 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | Maldives | 24.58 years | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 57 | Bahrain | 24.51 years | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 24.47 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 59 | Faroe Islands | 24.44 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.37 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 24.11 years | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 62 | Albania | 24.08 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 24.07 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 24.04 years | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Bahamas | 23.9 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 23.89 years | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 67 | United States Virgin Islands | 23.87 years | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 23.84 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 69 | Argentina | 23.83 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 23.82 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 71 | China | 23.78 years | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 72 | Vietnam | 23.71 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 73 | Kuwait | 23.7 years | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 74 | Latvia | 23.68 years | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 75 | Curacao | 23.65 years | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 23.6 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 23.59 years | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.51 years | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 79 | Northern Mariana Islands | 23.49 years | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 80 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.45 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 23.42 years | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 82 | Lebanon | 23.36 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 83 | Brazil | 23.26 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 23.22 years | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 23.21 years | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 23.06 years | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 87 | Turkey | 23.02 years | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 88 | Hungary | 22.98 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 89 | Russia | 22.95 years | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 22.89 years | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 91 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 22.88 years | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 92 | Ukraine | 22.85 years | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 93 | Serbia | 22.83 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 94 | Malaysia | 22.76 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 95 | Barbados | 22.69 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritius | 22.69 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 97 | British Virgin Islands | 22.68 years | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 98 | Romania | 22.58 years | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 22.5 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 22.42 years | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 101 | Suriname | 22.3 years | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 22.28 years | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 103 | Mexico | 22.26 years | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 104 | Armenia | 22.24 years | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 22.24 years | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 22.22 years | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 107 | Belarus | 22.22 years | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 108 | Tunisia | 22.13 years | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 22.11 years | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 110 | Aruba | 22.07 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 111 | Venezuela | 21.93 years | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 112 | Algeria | 21.9 years | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 21.8 years | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 114 | Paraguay | 21.8 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 115 | Morocco | 21.69 years | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 116 | Brunei | 21.68 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.54 years | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 118 | El Salvador | 21.37 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 119 | Tonga | 21.15 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 120 | Seychelles | 21.12 years | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 121 | North Korea | 20.96 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 20.9 years | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 123 | Belize | 20.85 years | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 124 | Mongolia | 20.85 years | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 125 | Guatemala | 20.76 years | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 20.7 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20.69 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 128 | Uganda | 20.67 years | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 129 | American Samoa | 20.6 years | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 130 | Honduras | 20.5 years | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 20.45 years | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 132 | South Africa | 20.32 years | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 133 | Guyana | 20.26 years | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.18 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 135 | India | 20.17 years | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 136 | Syria | 20.15 years | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 137 | Moldova | 20.05 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 20.03 years | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 139 | Namibia | 19.94 years | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.93 years | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 141 | Samoa | 19.82 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 142 | Cambodia | 19.78 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 143 | Dominica | 19.78 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 19.76 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 145 | Botswana | 19.69 years | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 146 | Tanzania | 19.6 years | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.59 years | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 148 | Bolivia | 19.48 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 149 | Indonesia | 19.45 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 19.4 years | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 151 | Iraq | 19.37 years | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 152 | Jamaica | 19.3 years | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 153 | Greenland | 19.26 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 19.21 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 155 | Philippines | 19.19 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 156 | Eritrea | 19.17 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 157 | Palestine | 19.15 years | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 158 | Sudan | 19.09 years | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 159 | Gabon | 19.01 years | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 160 | Palau | 18.91 years | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 18.86 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 162 | Malawi | 18.84 years | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 18.72 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 165 | Micronesia (country) | 18.66 years | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 166 | Pakistan | 18.58 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 167 | Libya | 18.55 years | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 168 | Yemen | 18.53 years | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 169 | Laos | 18.44 years | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 170 | Nepal | 18.38 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 171 | Ghana | 18.33 years | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 172 | Eswatini | 18.3 years | 2024 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 173 | Mauritania | 18.26 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 174 | Gambia | 18.26 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 175 | Senegal | 18.22 years | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 176 | Rwanda | 18.19 years | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 18.17 years | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 178 | Egypt | 18.15 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 179 | Kenya | 18.09 years | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 18.03 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 181 | Myanmar | 18.02 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 182 | Madagascar | 18.01 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 183 | East Timor | 17.92 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 184 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.9 years | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 185 | Angola | 17.84 years | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 17.8 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 187 | Comoros | 17.78 years | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 188 | Burundi | 17.76 years | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 189 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.72 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 190 | Haiti | 17.67 years | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 191 | Kiribati | 17.66 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 192 | Afghanistan | 17.57 years | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 193 | Somalia | 17.52 years | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 194 | Zimbabwe | 17.44 years | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 195 | Guinea | 17.43 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 196 | Congo | 17.36 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 197 | Cameroon | 17.3 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 198 | Zambia | 17.27 years | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 199 | Benin | 17.25 years | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.2 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 201 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.19 years | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 202 | South Sudan | 17.18 years | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 203 | Niger | 17.05 years | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 204 | Nauru | 16.87 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 205 | Mozambique | 16.83 years | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 206 | Sierra Leone | 16.71 years | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 207 | Lesotho | 16.63 years | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 208 | Central African Republic | 16.6 years | 2024 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 209 | Burkina Faso | 16.42 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 210 | Mali | 16.26 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 211 | Fiji | 16.22 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 212 | Chad | 16.03 years | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 213 | Togo | 15.95 years | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 214 | Liberia | 15.91 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 215 | Nigeria | 15.47 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
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.