Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Malta
Malta: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 27.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.53 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 215 countries
All-time high
27.94 years
in 2017
All-time low
16.33 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Malta, 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 Malta is 27.53 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Malta peaked at 27.94 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.33 years, in 1961.
That places Malta 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Malta, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.4 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 16.82 years | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 16.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 16.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 16.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 17.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 16.94 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 16.94 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 17.28 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 17.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 17.6 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 17.87 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 18.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 18.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 18.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.03 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18.02 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 18.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 18.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 18.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 18.59 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 18.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 19.41 years | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 19.78 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 20.19 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 20.61 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 20.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 21.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 21.45 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 21.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 21.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 21.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 21.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 22 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 22.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 22.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 22.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 23.32 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 23.76 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 23.3 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 23.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 23.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 24.19 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 24.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.81 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 25.24 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.7 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 25.69 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.55 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 26.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 27.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.94 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 27.64 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.69 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.05 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 27.88 years | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 27.53 years | -1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 27.53 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 27.53 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.13 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.81 years | 16.33 years | 17.01 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.84 years | 17.28 years | 18.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.25 years | 17.97 years | 20.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.91 years | 21.04 years | 22.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1 years | 23.3 years | 25.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.79 years | 25.69 years | 27.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.07 years | 26.2 years | 27.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 12 Singapore 27.82 years compare
- 13 Australia 27.68 years compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 27.58 years compare
- 16 Switzerland 27.47 years compare
- 17 Italy 27.37 years compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 27.22 years compare
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Malta?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Malta was 27.53 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 27.94 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.33 years in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.