Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 19.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.62 years
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
82nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
21.29 years
in 2019
All-time low
14.44 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 19.62 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Ecuador peaked at 21.29 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.44 years, in 1960.
That places Ecuador 82nd 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.44 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 14.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 14.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 14.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 14.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 14.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 14.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 14.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 15.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 15.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 15.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 15.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 15.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 15.16 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 15.07 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 14.98 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 15.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 15.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 15.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 15.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 15.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 15.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 15.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 15.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 16.51 years | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 17.07 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 17.75 years | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 17.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.21 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 18.64 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 18.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 19.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 19.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.97 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.79 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 18.78 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.35 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 19.57 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 19.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.53 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.08 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 20.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.07 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.33 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 20.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.33 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.27 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 21.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.03 years | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 17.53 years | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 20.44 years | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 21.08 years | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 19.62 years | -6.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 19.62 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 19.62 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.82 years, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.73 years | 14.44 years | 15.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.11 years | 14.98 years | 15.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.54 years | 15.16 years | 16.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.44 years | 17.07 years | 19.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.53 years | 18.78 years | 20.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.51 years | 20.07 years | 21.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.94 years | 16.03 years | 21.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Ecuador?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Ecuador was 19.62 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.29 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 years in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.