Life expectancy at age 60, male in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 20.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Somalia, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 20.39 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Somalia peaked at 20.39 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.72 years, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 67th 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 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.58 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 13.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 13.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 13.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 13.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 13.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 13.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 13.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 13.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 14 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 13.73 years | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 13.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 13.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.26 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 14.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 14.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 14.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 14.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 14.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 13.29 years | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 13.99 years | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 14.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 9.76 years | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 9.72 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 14.77 years | +52.0% |
| 1994 | 14.72 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 14.72 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.79 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.35 years | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 11.17 years | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 14.36 years | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 15.28 years | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 15.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.87 years | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.36 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 15.82 years | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.76 years | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 14.18 years | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.17 years | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 16.1 years | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 20.39 years | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.77 years | 13.58 years | 13.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.04 years | 13.73 years | 14.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.29 years | 13.29 years | 14.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.68 years | 9.72 years | 14.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.84 years | 14.79 years | 14.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 years | 11.17 years | 15.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.12 years | 14.18 years | 20.39 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 363,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 338,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 349,118 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Somalia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Somalia was 20.39 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.72 years in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Somalia ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.