Life expectancy at age 60, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 15.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 15.68 years.
The figure is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Uruguay peaked at 19.82 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.61 years, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 15.71 years | 15.61 years | 15.83 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.04 years | 15.86 years | 16.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.36 years | 16.23 years | 16.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.84 years | 16.57 years | 17.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.91 years | 17.4 years | 18.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.97 years | 18.58 years | 19.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.21 years | 15.68 years | 19.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 182 Denmark 15.78 years compare
- 183 Côte d'Ivoire 15.75 years compare
- 184 Canada 15.74 years compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 15.68 years compare
- 187 Central African Republic 15.62 years compare
- 188 Belize 15.59 years compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,671 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Uruguay?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Uruguay was 15.68 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.82 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.61 years in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Uruguay ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.