Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.03 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
180th
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.03 years
in 2024
All-time low
15.62 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Marshall Islands stood at 18.03 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 18.03 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.62 years, in 1960.
That places Marshall Islands 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (years) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.62 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 15.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 15.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 15.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 15.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 16.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 16.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 16.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 16.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 16.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 16.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 16.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 16.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 16.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 16.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 16.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 16.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 16.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 16.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 16.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 16.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.76 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 16.72 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 16.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 16.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 17.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.11 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.11 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.11 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.3 years | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.93 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 18.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 18.03 years | +0.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 18.03 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 18.03 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.95 years | 15.62 years | 16.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.56 years | 16.37 years | 16.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.82 years | 16.73 years | 16.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.79 years | 16.68 years | 17.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1 years | 17.02 years | 17.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4 years | 17.15 years | 17.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.71 years | 17.27 years | 18.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 177 Solomon Islands 18.17 years compare
- 178 Egypt 18.15 years compare
- 179 Kenya 18.09 years compare
- 181 Myanmar 18.02 years compare
- 182 Madagascar 18.01 years compare
- 183 East Timor 17.92 years compare
More gender data for Marshall Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 329 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 402 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Marshall Islands?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Marshall Islands was 18.03 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.03 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.62 years in 1960.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.