Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Nauru
Nauru: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 16.87 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
16.87 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
204th
of 215 countries
All-time high
16.87 years
in 2024
All-time low
15.72 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Nauru, 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 Nauru is 16.87 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 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Nauru peaked at 16.87 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.72 years, in 1960.
Nauru ranks 204th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.72 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 15.79 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 15.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 15.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 15.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 15.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 16.06 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 16.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 16.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 16.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.16 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 16.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 16.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 16.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 16.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 16.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 16.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 16.08 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 16.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 16.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 16.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.36 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.99 years | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 16.81 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 16.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.87 years | +0.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 16.87 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 66% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 16.87 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.89 years | 15.72 years | 16.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.19 years | 16.1 years | 16.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.16 years | 16.08 years | 16.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.31 years | 16.18 years | 16.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.32 years | 16.28 years | 16.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.63 years | 16.46 years | 16.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.65 years | 15.99 years | 16.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 201 Cote d'Ivoire 17.19 years compare
- 202 South Sudan 17.18 years compare
- 203 Niger 17.05 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 16.83 years compare
- 206 Sierra Leone 16.71 years compare
- 207 Lesotho 16.63 years compare
More gender data for Nauru
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 139 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 152 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 156 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Nauru?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Nauru was 16.87 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 16.87 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.72 years in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Nauru ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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.