Life expectancy at age 60, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 15.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 15.12 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Costa Rica peaked at 23.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.12 years, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 200th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.23 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.43 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 16.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 16.45 years | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 16.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 16.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 16.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 16.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 17.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 17.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 17.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 17.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 17.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 17.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 17.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 17.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 17.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 17.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 17.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 18.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 18.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 18.72 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 18.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 19 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 19.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 19.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 19.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 19.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 19.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 19.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 19.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 19.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 19.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 19.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 20.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 20.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 21.07 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 21.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 21.59 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 21.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 22.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.73 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.58 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.95 years | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 21.18 years | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.93 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 23.21 years | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 15.12 years | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.6 years | 16.23 years | 17.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.71 years | 17.18 years | 17.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.87 years | 18.18 years | 19.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.91 years | 19.67 years | 20.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.33 years | 20.35 years | 22.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.57 years | 22.09 years | 22.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.68 years | 15.12 years | 23.21 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Costa Rica was 15.12 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.12 years in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.