Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Chile
Chile: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 25.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.93 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 215 countries
All-time high
25.93 years
in 2024
All-time low
16.53 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Chile, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chile recorded 25.93 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Chile peaked at 25.93 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.53 years, in 1961.
Chile ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.61 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.53 years | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 16.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 16.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 16.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 17.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 17.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 17.18 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 17.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 17.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 17.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 17.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 17.47 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 17.74 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 17.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 18.18 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 18.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 18.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 18.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 18.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 19.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 19.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 19.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 19.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 19.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 19.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 20.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 20.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 20.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 20.95 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 21.25 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 21.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 21.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 21.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.38 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 22.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 22.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 22.96 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 23.31 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 23.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 23.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 23.95 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 24.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 24.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 24.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 24.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 25.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 25.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.38 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.78 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 24.49 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 25.73 years | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 25.93 years | +0.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 25.93 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 25.93 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.97 years | 16.53 years | 17.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.99 years | 17.15 years | 18.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.91 years | 19.08 years | 20.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.23 years | 21.25 years | 23.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2 years | 23.58 years | 24.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1 years | 24.55 years | 25.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.09 years | 24.49 years | 25.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Chile?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Chile was 25.93 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 25.93 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 years in 1961.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.