Life expectancy at age 60, female in United States of America
United States of America: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 25.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in United States of America, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 25.36 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in United States of America peaked at 25.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.65 years, in 1960.
That places United States of America 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.65 years | — |
| 1961 | 19.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 19.81 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 19.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 20.07 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 20.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 20.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 20.21 years | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 20.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 20.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 20.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 20.8 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 20.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 21.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 21.7 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 21.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 22.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 22.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 22.4 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 22.16 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 22.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 22.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 22.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 22.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 22.43 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 22.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 22.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 22.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 22.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 22.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 23.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 23.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 22.91 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 23 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 23.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.98 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 23.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 23.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 23.65 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 23.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 23.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 24.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.67 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 24.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.75 years | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 23.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 24.66 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 25.32 years | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 25.36 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.05 years | 19.65 years | 20.47 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.45 years | 20.68 years | 22.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.47 years | 22.16 years | 22.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.02 years | 22.91 years | 23.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.66 years | 23.03 years | 24.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.71 years | 24.48 years | 24.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.56 years | 23.71 years | 25.36 years | 5 |
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More gender data for United States of America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in United States of America?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in United States of America was 25.36 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 25.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.65 years in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- United States of America ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.