Life expectancy at age 60, male in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 16.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Colombia, 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, male in Colombia is 16.58 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Colombia peaked at 20.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.39 years, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 152nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.67 years | 14.39 years | 14.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.71 years | 15.06 years | 16.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.75 years | 15.8 years | 17.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.34 years | 16.95 years | 17.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.52 years | 17.86 years | 19.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.01 years | 19.58 years | 20.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.65 years | 16.58 years | 20.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 349,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 364,332 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Colombia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Colombia was 16.58 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, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.39 years in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Colombia ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.