Cayman Islands vs United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total

Cayman Islands
80.54 years
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
80.77 years
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
50th
United States Virgin Islands rank
49th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 80.77 years against 80.54 years in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 50th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 49th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 61.63 years 63.8 years 2.17 years United States Virgin Islands
1970s 66.72 years 67.41 years 0.6886 years United States Virgin Islands
1980s 71.23 years 69.61 years 1.62 years Cayman Islands
1990s 73.5 years 71.08 years 2.42 years Cayman Islands
2000s 74.88 years 77.43 years 2.55 years United States Virgin Islands
2010s 77.83 years 78.9 years 1.08 years United States Virgin Islands
2020s 79.88 years 80.3 years 0.4171 years United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Cayman Islands or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 80.77 years against 80.54 years in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Cayman Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
0.23 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Cayman Islands ranks 50th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 49th of 218 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
266 places, 17,256 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.