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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 74.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
74.55 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.55 years
in 2023
All-time low
55.82 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Antigua and Barbuda, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Antigua and Barbuda recorded 74.55 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 74.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.82 years, in 1950.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 87th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year

Year years Change
1950 55.82 years —
1951 56.29 years +0.8%
1952 56.68 years +0.7%
1953 57.06 years +0.7%
1954 57.44 years +0.7%
1955 57.82 years +0.7%
1956 58.22 years +0.7%
1957 58.62 years +0.7%
1958 59.08 years +0.8%
1959 59.61 years +0.9%
1960 60.12 years +0.9%
1961 60.77 years +1.1%
1962 61.39 years +1.0%
1963 62.04 years +1.1%
1964 62.73 years +1.1%
1965 63.41 years +1.1%
1966 64.08 years +1.1%
1967 64.7 years +1.0%
1968 65.28 years +0.9%
1969 65.83 years +0.8%
1970 66.31 years +0.7%
1971 66.79 years +0.7%
1972 67.22 years +0.6%
1973 67.64 years +0.6%
1974 68.02 years +0.6%
1975 68.37 years +0.5%
1976 68.73 years +0.5%
1977 69.07 years +0.5%
1978 69.4 years +0.5%
1979 69.73 years +0.5%
1980 70.02 years +0.4%
1981 70.29 years +0.4%
1982 70.52 years +0.3%
1983 70.7 years +0.3%
1984 70.84 years +0.2%
1985 70.93 years +0.1%
1986 70.97 years +0.1%
1987 70.98 years +0.0%
1988 70.94 years -0.0%
1989 70.82 years -0.2%
1990 70.8 years -0.0%
1991 70.69 years -0.1%
1992 70.62 years -0.1%
1993 70.59 years -0.0%
1994 70.62 years +0.0%
1995 70.61 years -0.0%
1996 70.72 years +0.2%
1997 70.78 years +0.1%
1998 70.83 years +0.1%
1999 70.99 years +0.2%
2000 71.26 years +0.4%
2001 71.53 years +0.4%
2002 71.82 years +0.4%
2003 72.15 years +0.5%
2004 72.27 years +0.2%
2005 72.24 years -0.0%
2006 72.25 years +0.0%
2007 72.43 years +0.2%
2008 72.78 years +0.5%
2009 73.05 years +0.4%
2010 73.31 years +0.4%
2011 73.58 years +0.4%
2012 73.59 years +0.0%
2013 73.54 years -0.1%
2014 73.44 years -0.1%
2015 73.54 years +0.1%
2016 73.71 years +0.2%
2017 73.86 years +0.2%
2018 74.04 years +0.2%
2019 74.14 years +0.1%
2020 74.16 years +0.0%
2021 74.3 years +0.2%
2022 74.46 years +0.2%
2023 74.55 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 57.66 years 55.82 years 59.61 years 10
1960s 63.03 years 60.12 years 65.83 years 10
1970s 68.13 years 66.31 years 69.73 years 10
1980s 70.7 years 70.02 years 70.98 years 10
1990s 70.73 years 70.59 years 70.99 years 10
2000s 72.18 years 71.26 years 73.05 years 10
2010s 73.67 years 73.31 years 74.14 years 10
2020s 74.37 years 74.16 years 74.55 years 4

Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda

  1. 84 Poland 74.88 years compare
  2. 85 Argentina 74.81 years compare
  3. 86 Ecuador 74.66 years compare
  4. 88 Türkiye 74.53 years compare
  5. 89 British Virgin Islands 74.53 years compare
  6. 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.42 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Antigua and Barbuda?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Antigua and Barbuda was 74.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 74.55 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 55.82 years in 1950.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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