Life expectancy at age 60, male in United States
United States: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 13.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in United States, 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 United States is 13.47 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in United States peaked at 22.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.47 years, in 2024.
United States ranks 213th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 United States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.84 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 15.88 years | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 15.69 years | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 15.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 15.83 years | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 15.78 years | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 15.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 15.69 years | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 15.9 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 16.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 16.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 16.06 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 16.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 16.47 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 16.77 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 16.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 17.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 17.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 17.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 17.37 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 17.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 17.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 17.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 17.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 17.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 17.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 18.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 18.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 18.37 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 18.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 18.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 18.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 18.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 19.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 19.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 19.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 19.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 20.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 21.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 21.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 21.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 21.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.63 years | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 20.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.5 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 22.36 years | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 13.47 years | -39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.85 years | 15.69 years | 16.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.62 years | 16.03 years | 17.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.83 years | 17.37 years | 18.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.02 years | 18.54 years | 19.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.55 years | 19.69 years | 21.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.76 years | 21.51 years | 22.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7 years | 13.47 years | 22.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 210 Zambia 14.53 years compare
- 211 Tanzania 14.43 years compare
- 212 Cayman Islands 13.71 years compare
- 214 Turkey 13.34 years compare
- 215 Isle of Man 13.15 years compare
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in United States?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in United States was 13.47 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 22.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.47 years in 2024.
- How does United States rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- United States ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.