Life expectancy at age 60 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at age 60 was 21.57 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
21.57
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
36th
of 184 countries
All-time high
24.4
in 2020
All-time low
18.54
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Sri Lanka, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at age 60 in Sri Lanka stood at 21.57.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Sri Lanka peaked at 24.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.54, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.54 | 18.54 | 19.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.79 | 20.17 | 21.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.99 | 21.57 | 24.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 33 Panama 22.58 compare
- 34 Kuwait 22.39 compare
- 35 United States 22.01 compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 21.34 compare
- 38 Barbados 21.33 compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 21.21 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 104 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Sri Lanka was 21.57 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.54 in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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