Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Falkland Islands, Malvinas
Falkland Islands, Malvinas: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 77.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Falkland Islands, Malvinas, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, by sex in Falkland Islands, Malvinas is 77.15 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Falkland Islands, Malvinas peaked at 77.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.74 years, in 1950.
That places Falkland Islands, Malvinas 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Falkland Islands, Malvinas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.74 years | — |
| 1951 | 48 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 48.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 48.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 49.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 49.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 50.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 50.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 51.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 51.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 51.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 52.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 52.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 52.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 52.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 52.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 52.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 53.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 53.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 53.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 53.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 53.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 53.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 54.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 54.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 54.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 54.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 53.98 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 53.52 years | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 52.87 years | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 52.07 years | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 51.27 years | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 50.52 years | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.91 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 49.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 49.25 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 49.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 49.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 50.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 51.45 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 52.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 54.4 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 56.31 years | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 58.38 years | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 60.49 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 62.54 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 64.51 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 66.33 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 67.93 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 69.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 70.47 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 71.46 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 73.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 74.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.76 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.15 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.5 years | 47.74 years | 51.5 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.63 years | 51.83 years | 53.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.85 years | 52.87 years | 54.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.13 years | 49.2 years | 52.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.51 years | 51.45 years | 67.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.94 years | 69.32 years | 75.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.54 years | 75.93 years | 76.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.93 years | 76.75 years | 77.15 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands, Malvinas
- 57 Jersey 77.72 years compare
- 58 Wallis and Futuna 77.66 years compare
- 59 Chinese Taipei 77.63 years compare
- 61 Northern Mariana Islands 77.13 years compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 77.1 years compare
- 63 Czechia 77 years compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,295 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy 79.21 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 79.21 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 79.21 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.3% (2023)
- Life expectancy 79.21 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 79.21 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Falkland Islands, Malvinas?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Falkland Islands, Malvinas was 77.15 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 Falkland Islands, Malvinas?
- The highest recorded value was 77.15 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Falkland Islands, Malvinas?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.74 years in 1950.
- How does Falkland Islands, Malvinas rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Falkland Islands, Malvinas ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Falkland Islands, Malvinas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands, Malvinas 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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