Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 19.17 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 19.17 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Eritrea peaked at 19.17 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.04 years, in 1983.
Eritrea ranks 156th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.28 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 13.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 13.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 13.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 13.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 13.16 years | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 13.64 years | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 13.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 13.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 13.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 13.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 13.6 years | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 13.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 13.35 years | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 13.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 14.12 years | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 14.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 14.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 14.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 14.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 14.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 13.04 years | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 13.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 13.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 13.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 14.95 years | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 15.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 14.99 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 15.34 years | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 15.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 15.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.33 years | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 16.17 years | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 16.52 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 16.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 17.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 17.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 17.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.64 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 18.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 18.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.5 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.32 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.71 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 19.11 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 19.17 years | +0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 19.17 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.76 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 19.17 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.47 years | 13.16 years | 13.68 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.84 years | 13.35 years | 14.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.13 years | 13.04 years | 15.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.78 years | 15.33 years | 16.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.96 years | 16.17 years | 17.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.31 years | 17.76 years | 18.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.76 years | 18.32 years | 19.17 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,575 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Eritrea?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Eritrea was 19.17 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.17 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.04 years in 1983.
- How does Eritrea rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Eritrea ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.