Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 21.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.12 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
120th
of 215 countries
All-time high
23.15 years
in 2020
All-time low
16.69 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 21.12 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Seychelles peaked at 23.15 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.69 years, in 1960.
Seychelles ranks 120th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.69 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 16.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 16.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 16.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 16.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 16.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 17.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 17.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 17.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 17.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 17.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 17.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 17.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 18.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 18.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 18.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 18.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 18.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 18.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 19.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 19.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 19.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 19.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 19.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 19.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 19.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 19.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 20.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 20.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 20.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 20.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 20.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20.64 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.64 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 20.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 20.71 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 20.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.77 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 20.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20.72 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.7 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.67 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.15 years | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 19.54 years | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 19.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 20.88 years | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 21.12 years | +1.2% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 21.12 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 82% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 21.12 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.87 years | 16.69 years | 17.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.93 years | 17.17 years | 18.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.47 years | 18.86 years | 20.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.52 years | 20.23 years | 20.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.72 years | 20.64 years | 20.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.71 years | 20.67 years | 20.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.84 years | 19.52 years | 23.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 21.54 years compare
- 118 El Salvador 21.37 years compare
- 119 Tonga 21.15 years compare
- 121 North Korea 20.96 years compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 20.9 years compare
- 123 Belize 20.85 years compare
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Seychelles?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Seychelles was 21.12 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 23.15 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.69 years in 1960.
- How does Seychelles rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Seychelles ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.