What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia?

Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia was 19.94 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 Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 19.94 years in 2024.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 15.59 years in 2003.

How does Namibia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?

Namibia ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Namibia 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.

Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia

Name: Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia
Creator: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 19.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

19.94 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

139th

of 215 countries

All-time high

19.94 years

in 2024

All-time low

15.59 years

in 2003

Years of data

1960–2024

Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 19.94 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 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia peaked at 19.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.59 years, in 2003.

Namibia ranks 139th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	16.16 years	15.81 years	16.49 years	10
1970s	17.11 years	16.55 years	17.75 years	10
1980s	17.88 years	17.79 years	17.96 years	10
1990s	16.8 years	15.97 years	17.68 years	10
2000s	15.94 years	15.59 years	16.62 years	10
2010s	17.72 years	16.71 years	18.81 years	10
2020s	18.51 years	16.03 years	19.94 years	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

136 Syria 20.15 years compare
137 Moldova 20.05 years compare
138 Bhutan 20.03 years compare
140 Sao Tome and Principe 19.93 years compare
141 Samoa 19.82 years compare
142 Cambodia 19.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More gender data for Namibia

Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,316 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 43,334 (2025)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia?: Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia was 19.94 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 Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 19.94 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 15.59 years in 2003.
How does Namibia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?: Namibia ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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Indicator: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.