Life expectancy at age 60, female in Uganda
Uganda: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 20.67 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Uganda, 1960β2024
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 Uganda stood at 20.67 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Uganda peaked at 20.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.17 years, in 1960.
That places Uganda 128th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.77 years | 15.17 years | 16.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.1 years | 15.82 years | 16.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.12 years | 15.88 years | 16.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.97 years | 15.84 years | 16.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.13 years | 16.18 years | 18.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 years | 18.27 years | 20.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.31 years | 19.8 years | 20.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 125 Guatemala 20.76 years compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 20.7 years compare
- 127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.69 years compare
- 130 Honduras 20.5 years compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 20.45 years compare
More gender data for Uganda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 781,759 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 797,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Uganda?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Uganda was 20.67 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 years in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Uganda ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.