Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.3 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
18.3 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
172nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.3 years
in 2024
All-time low
13.22 years
in 2005
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 18.3 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Eswatini peaked at 18.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.22 years, in 2005.
Eswatini ranks 172nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.5 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 14.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 14.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 14.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 15.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 15.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 15.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 15.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 15.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 15.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 15.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 15.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 15.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 15.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 16.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 16.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 16.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 16.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 16.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 16.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 16.25 years | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 16.58 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 16.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 16.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 16.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.75 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 16.61 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 16.42 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 16.21 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 15.99 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 15.75 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 15.49 years | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.19 years | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 14.94 years | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 14.59 years | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 14.31 years | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 14.09 years | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 13.85 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 13.73 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.45 years | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.32 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.22 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 13.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 13.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.35 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.68 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 15.21 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.57 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.92 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.29 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.62 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.15 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.55 years | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.55 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 17.97 years | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 18.28 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.3 years | +0.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 18.3 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 18.3 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.84 years | 14.5 years | 15.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.73 years | 15.35 years | 16.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.62 years | 16.25 years | 16.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.55 years | 14.31 years | 16.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.63 years | 13.22 years | 14.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.76 years | 14.35 years | 17.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.33 years | 15.55 years | 18.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 911.1 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Eswatini?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Eswatini was 18.3 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 years in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Eswatini ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.