Life expectancy at age 60 in World
World: Life expectancy at age 60 was 19.61 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
19.61
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
21.03
in 2019
All-time low
18.87
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in World, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 19.61 for life expectancy at age 60 in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in World peaked at 21.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.87, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60 in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.87 | — |
| 2001 | 18.95 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.99 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.98 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.14 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.27 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.59 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.74 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.8 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.98 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.04 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 20.21 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.36 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 20.5 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 20.62 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.69 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.87 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.93 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.03 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.31 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 19.61 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.33 | 18.87 | 19.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.61 | 20.04 | 21.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.96 | 19.61 | 20.31 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in World?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in World was 19.61 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 21.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.87 in 2000.
- How does World rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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