Belize vs Saint Lucia: Life expectancy
Belize
72.85 years
in 2020
Saint Lucia
73.42 years
in 2020
Belize rank
78th
Saint Lucia rank
75th
Life expectancy over time
- Belize
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 73.42 years against 72.85 years in Belize, a difference of 0.57 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 78th and Saint Lucia ranks 75th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.92 years | 55.48 years | 3.44 years | Belize |
| 1960s | 62.19 years | 58.13 years | 4.05 years | Belize |
| 1970s | 65.4 years | 63.69 years | 1.71 years | Belize |
| 1980s | 71.26 years | 70.17 years | 1.09 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 70.32 years | 70.66 years | 0.3487 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 68.97 years | 71.51 years | 2.54 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 72.73 years | 72.93 years | 0.1997 years | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 72.85 years | 73.42 years | 0.562 years | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Belize or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 73.42 years against 72.85 years in Belize as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 0.57 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Saint Lucia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Belize ranks 78th and Saint Lucia ranks 75th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.