Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 16.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Cyprus, 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, male in Cyprus stood at 16.31 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Cyprus peaked at 21.76 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.1 years, in 1974.
Cyprus ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, 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 (years) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.33 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 14.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 14.22 years | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 14.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.99 years | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 15.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 15.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 15.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 15.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 13.1 years | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 16.09 years | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 16.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 16.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 16.74 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 16.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 17.33 years | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 17.28 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 17.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 17.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 17.84 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 17.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 18.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 18.05 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 18.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 18.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.5 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.47 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 18.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 18.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 18.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 19.09 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.31 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 19.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 19.86 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 19.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 20.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.75 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.39 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.04 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.76 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 16.31 years | -25.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 16.31 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 16.31 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -25.0% | 21.76 years | 16.31 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.75 years | 14.22 years | 15.16 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.69 years | 13.1 years | 16.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.7 years | 17.28 years | 18.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.67 years | 18.47 years | 19.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 years | 19.31 years | 20.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.44 years | 20.94 years | 21.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.31 years | 16.31 years | 21.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 159 Japan 16.43 years compare
- 160 Chad 16.42 years compare
- 161 Ghana 16.41 years compare
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.29 years compare
- 164 Puerto Rico 16.25 years compare
- 165 Afghanistan 16.25 years compare
More gender data for Cyprus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 222.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2747 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,200 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,200 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8055 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,363 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,281 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Cyprus?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Cyprus was 16.31 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.76 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 years in 1974.
- How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Cyprus ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.