Life expectancy at age 60, male in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 15.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Greenland, 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 Greenland stood at 15.42 years.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Greenland peaked at 17.62 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.39 years, in 1963.
That places Greenland 194th 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.55 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 15.45 years | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 15.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 15.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 15.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 16.01 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 16.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 16.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 16.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 16.17 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 16.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 15.91 years | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 15.75 years | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 15.6 years | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 15.46 years | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 15.4 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 15.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 15.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 15.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 15.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 15.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.53 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 15.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 15.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.88 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 15.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 16 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 16.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 16.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 16.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.64 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.86 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.41 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.53 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.42 years | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.7 years | 15.39 years | 16.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.83 years | 15.4 years | 16.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.56 years | 15.46 years | 15.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.91 years | 15.61 years | 16.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.67 years | 16.16 years | 16.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.39 years | 16.85 years | 17.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.07 years | 15.42 years | 17.49 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Greenland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 360 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 369 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 397 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 403 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Greenland was 15.42 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.62 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.39 years in 1963.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Greenland ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.