Life expectancy at age 60, male in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 19.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 19.46 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 32.2% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.82 years, in 1962.
That places Papua New Guinea 87th 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.83 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 12.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 12.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 12.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 12.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 13.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 13.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 13.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 13.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 13.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 13.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 13.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 13.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 13.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 13.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 13.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 13.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 13.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 13.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 13.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 13.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 13.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 13.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 13.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 13.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 13.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 13.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 14.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 14.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 14.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.83 years | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 13.76 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.24 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 14.72 years | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 19.46 years | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.97 years | 12.82 years | 13.18 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.43 years | 13.2 years | 13.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.81 years | 13.73 years | 13.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.05 years | 13.9 years | 14.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.19 years | 14.14 years | 14.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.43 years | 14.32 years | 14.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2 years | 13.76 years | 19.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.59 years compare
- 85 Panama 19.53 years compare
- 86 Montenegro 19.53 years compare
- 88 Seychelles 19.41 years compare
- 89 Qatar 19.37 years compare
- 90 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 19.35 years compare
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Papua New Guinea?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Papua New Guinea was 19.46 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.82 years in 1962.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.