British Virgin Islands vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, total

British Virgin Islands
77.43 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka
77.67 years
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
81st
Sri Lanka rank
78th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 77.67 years against 77.43 years in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 64.77 years 62.53 years 2.23 years British Virgin Islands
1970s 67.83 years 65.49 years 2.34 years British Virgin Islands
1980s 70.83 years 68.57 years 2.26 years British Virgin Islands
1990s 73.76 years 69.83 years 3.93 years British Virgin Islands
2000s 75.46 years 71.75 years 3.72 years British Virgin Islands
2010s 76.45 years 75.72 years 0.7268 years British Virgin Islands
2020s 76.81 years 77.13 years 0.3172 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, British Virgin Islands or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 77.67 years against 77.43 years in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between British Virgin Islands and Sri Lanka?
0.24 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
British Virgin Islands ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.