Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Syria
Syria: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 19.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.67 years
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
81st
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.67 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.33 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Syria, 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 Syria is 19.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Syria peaked at 19.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.33 years, in 1960.
Syria ranks 81st 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 (years) in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.33 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 14.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 14.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 14.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 14.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 15 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 15.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 15.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 15.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 15.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 15.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 15.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 15.24 years | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 15.61 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 15.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 15.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 15.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 15.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 15.38 years | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 14.64 years | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 15.93 years | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 16.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 16.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 16.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 16.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 16.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 16.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.32 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 16.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.3 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.16 years | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 16 years | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 15.79 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.47 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.21 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.91 years | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 16.62 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 16.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.25 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 17.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.67 years | +14.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 19.67 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.28 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 19.67 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.83 years | 14.33 years | 15.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.57 years | 15.24 years | 15.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9 years | 14.64 years | 16.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.36 years | 16.3 years | 16.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.02 years | 16.54 years | 17.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.26 years | 15.47 years | 17.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.49 years | 16.62 years | 19.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More gender data for Syria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,107 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 3.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,289 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,289 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 288,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 302,347 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 273,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 287,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 255,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Syria?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Syria was 19.67 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.33 years in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Syria ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.