Life expectancy at age 60, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 16.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 16.25 years. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 23.39 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.25 years, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 164th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.82 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 17.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 17.59 years | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 17.41 years | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 17.76 years | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 18.3 years | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 18.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 18.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 18.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 18.15 years | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 18.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 18.17 years | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 18.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 18.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 18.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.88 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 18.74 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 18.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 19.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 18.98 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 19.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 19.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 19.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 18.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 18.87 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 18.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 18.77 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 18.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 18.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 18.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.51 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 18.36 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 19.17 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 18.87 years | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 19.54 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 19.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 20.45 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 20.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.36 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.92 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 20.83 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.25 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 21.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.38 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.8 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.48 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 22.02 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.46 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.12 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 21.79 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.43 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 22.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.39 years | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 22.25 years | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 22.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 16.25 years | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.94 years | 17.41 years | 18.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.48 years | 18.13 years | 18.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.02 years | 18.77 years | 19.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.78 years | 18.36 years | 19.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.57 years | 19.69 years | 21.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.05 years | 21.38 years | 22.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.35 years | 16.25 years | 23.39 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Puerto Rico was 16.25 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 23.39 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.25 years in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.