Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Malta
Malta: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 23.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.99 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
23.99 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.24 years
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 23.99 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Malta peaked at 23.99 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.24 years, in 1971.
That places Malta 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Malta, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.43 years | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 14.91 years | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 14.91 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 14.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 14.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 14.78 years | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 14.73 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 14.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.68 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.24 years | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 14.63 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 15.12 years | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 15.69 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 15.61 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.88 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 15.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 15.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 15.81 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 15.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 16.18 years | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 16.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 16.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 16.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 17.35 years | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 17.74 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 17.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 18.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 18.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 18.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.89 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 17.35 years | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 18.53 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 18.93 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 18.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 18.08 years | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 19.5 years | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 19.14 years | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 19.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 19.89 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 20.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.52 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.92 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 21.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.4 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 21.37 years | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.85 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.87 years | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.85 years | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.5 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.34 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.97 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 23.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.99 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 23.6 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 23.99 years | +1.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 23.99 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 23.99 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.78 years | 14.43 years | 14.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.33 years | 14.24 years | 15.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.56 years | 15.6 years | 17.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.39 years | 17.35 years | 18.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.86 years | 18.08 years | 21.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.75 years | 21.37 years | 23.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.36 years | 22.97 years | 23.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Malta?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Malta was 23.99 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23.99 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.24 years in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.