Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu stood at 18.72 years. 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 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Tuvalu peaked at 18.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.77 years, in 1960.
That places Tuvalu 164th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.77 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 14.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 14.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 15.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 15.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 15.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 15.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 15.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 15.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 15.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 15.35 years | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 15.81 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 15.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 16.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 16.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 16.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 16.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 16.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 16.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 16.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 16.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 16.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 16.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 16.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 16.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 16.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16.33 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.62 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 16.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 17.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.72 years | +0.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 18.72 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 18.72 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.09 years | 14.77 years | 15.41 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.82 years | 15.35 years | 16.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.39 years | 16.22 years | 16.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.67 years | 16.33 years | 16.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.17 years | 16.93 years | 17.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9 years | 17.53 years | 18.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.52 years | 18.28 years | 18.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More gender data for Tuvalu
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 102 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 98 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Tuvalu?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Tuvalu was 18.72 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 18.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.77 years in 1960.
- How does Tuvalu rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.