Life expectancy at age 60, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 20.57 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 20.57 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 20.57 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.02 years, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.02 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 15.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 15.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 15.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 15.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 15.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 15.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 15.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 15.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 15.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 15.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 15.8 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 15.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 16.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 16.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 16.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 16.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 16.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 16.55 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.48 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 16.32 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 16.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 15.97 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 15.79 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 15.65 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 15.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 15.18 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 15.52 years | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 15.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 15.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 15.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.41 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 15.29 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.84 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 16.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 16.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.01 years | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.69 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 16.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.34 years | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 17.25 years | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 17.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.71 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 17.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 18.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.91 years | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 18.5 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 18.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.57 years | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4 years | 15.02 years | 15.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.99 years | 15.77 years | 16.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.02 years | 15.18 years | 16.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.45 years | 15.25 years | 15.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.37 years | 15.84 years | 16.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.87 years | 17.25 years | 18.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.79 years | 17.91 years | 20.57 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Sri Lanka was 20.57 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20.57 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.02 years in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.