Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Palau
Palau: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Palau, 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 Palau is 18.91 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Palau peaked at 19.2 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.81 years, in 1960.
That places Palau 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Palau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.81 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 15.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 15.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 15.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 15.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 16.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 16.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 16.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 16.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 16.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 16.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 16.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 16.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 17.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 17.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 17.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 17.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 17.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 17.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 17.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 17.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 17.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 17.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 17.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 17.94 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 17.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 17.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 17.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 17.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 18.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.14 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.97 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.69 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.91 years | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 18.91 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 73% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 18.91 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 years | 15.81 years | 16.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.85 years | 16.35 years | 17.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.79 years | 17.48 years | 17.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.84 years | 17.76 years | 17.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.48 years | 18.06 years | 18.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.09 years | 18.92 years | 19.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.83 years | 18.69 years | 18.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More gender data for Palau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 89 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Palau?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Palau was 18.91 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 years in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Palau ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.