Life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga
Tonga: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 22.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 22.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga peaked at 22.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.57 years, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.78 years | 13.57 years | 14.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.26 years | 14.08 years | 14.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.52 years | 14.43 years | 14.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.92 years | 14.63 years | 15.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.66 years | 15.32 years | 15.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.25 years | 16.04 years | 16.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.74 years | 16.43 years | 22.38 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Tonga
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga was 22.38 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.57 years in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Tonga ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.