Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 17.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 17.52 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Somalia peaked at 17.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.89 years, in 1992.
That places Somalia 193rd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.61 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 14.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 14.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 14.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 14.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 14.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 14.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 15.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 15.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 15.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.79 years | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 14.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 14.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 15.31 years | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 15.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 15.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 15.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 15.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 15.1 years | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 15.73 years | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 15.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.14 years | -29.4% |
| 1992 | 10.89 years | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 15.88 years | +45.8% |
| 1994 | 15.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 15.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.92 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.96 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6 years | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.36 years | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 15.63 years | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 16.52 years | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.18 years | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.66 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.46 years | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.44 years | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 16.54 years | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 17.5 years | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 17.52 years | +0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 17.52 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.76 years, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 17.52 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +45.8% | 10.89 years | 15.88 years |
| 1991 | -29.4% | 15.78 years | 11.14 years |
| 2012 | +26.4% | 12.36 years | 15.63 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.82 years | 14.61 years | 15.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1 years | 14.79 years | 15.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.5 years | 15.1 years | 15.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.89 years | 10.89 years | 15.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.96 years | 15.9 years | 16.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.02 years | 12.36 years | 17.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.69 years | 15.44 years | 17.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Somalia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Somalia was 17.52 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 years in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Somalia ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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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.