Life expectancy at age 60, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 24.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 24.04 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 26.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Nicaragua peaked at 24.04 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.62 years, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 14th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.89 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 14.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 14.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 14.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 14.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 14.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 14.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 14.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 14.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 14.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 13.68 years | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 14.77 years | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 14.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 14.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 14.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 14.8 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 14.2 years | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 13.62 years | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 15.01 years | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 15.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 15.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14.67 years | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 14.5 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 14.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 14.64 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 15.1 years | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 15.43 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 15.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 15.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 15.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 15.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.76 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 16.23 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 16.56 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.84 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.12 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 17.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 17.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 18.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.33 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.78 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 18.39 years | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.01 years | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 15.38 years | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.59 years | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 18.99 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 24.04 years | +26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.33 years | 13.89 years | 14.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5 years | 13.62 years | 14.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.87 years | 14.5 years | 15.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.75 years | 15.51 years | 15.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.16 years | 16 years | 17.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.33 years | 18.04 years | 18.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 years | 15.01 years | 24.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 66,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 64,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 66,210 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Nicaragua?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Nicaragua was 24.04 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 24.04 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.62 years in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.