Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 18.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.07 years
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
118th
of 215 countries
All-time high
21.67 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.1 years
in 1978
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 18.07 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Maldives peaked at 21.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.1 years, in 1978.
Maldives ranks 118th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.19 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 14.16 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 14.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 14.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 14.15 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 14.16 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 14.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 14.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 14.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 14.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 14.1 years | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 14.57 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 14.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 14.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 14.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 14.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 14.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 15.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 15.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 15.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 15.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 15.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 15.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 15.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 15.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 16.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 16.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.94 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 17.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 17.71 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 17.94 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 18.4 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 18.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.45 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 19.42 years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 21.52 years | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 21.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.07 years | -16.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 18.07 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 18.07 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 19.32 years, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.17 years | 14.15 years | 14.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.31 years | 14.1 years | 14.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 years | 14.64 years | 15.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.14 years | 15.57 years | 16.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.08 years | 16.94 years | 19.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.08 years | 19.23 years | 20.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.23 years | 18.07 years | 21.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Maldives?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Maldives was 18.07 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 21.67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 years in 1978.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Maldives ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.