Life expectancy at age 60, female in Egypt
Egypt: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 18.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Egypt is 18.15 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Egypt peaked at 18.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.58 years, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 178th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.95 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.95 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 16.94 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 16.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 16.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.78 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 16.7 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 16.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 16.51 years | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 16.41 years | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 16.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 16.21 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 16.13 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 16.05 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 15.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 15.92 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 15.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 15.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 15.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 15.8 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 15.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 15.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 15.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 15.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 16.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.93 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 17.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 17.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.51 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.46 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.59 years | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 15.58 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 17.72 years | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 18.11 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 18.15 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.76 years | 16.41 years | 16.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.99 years | 15.81 years | 16.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.85 years | 15.8 years | 15.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.41 years | 15.91 years | 17.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.43 years | 17.21 years | 17.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.65 years | 17.46 years | 17.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.23 years | 15.58 years | 18.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Egypt?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Egypt was 18.15 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.58 years in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Egypt ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.