Life expectancy at birth, female in British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.19 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
86th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.19 years
in 2024
All-time low
64.75 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in British Virgin Islands, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

British Virgin Islands recorded 80.19 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in British Virgin Islands peaked at 80.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.75 years, in 1960.

That places British Virgin Islands 86th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, female in British Virgin Islands, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in British Virgin Islands, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 64.75 years
1961 65.36 years +0.9%
1962 65.88 years +0.8%
1963 66.35 years +0.7%
1964 66.79 years +0.7%
1965 67.22 years +0.6%
1966 67.64 years +0.6%
1967 68.05 years +0.6%
1968 68.48 years +0.6%
1969 68.86 years +0.5%
1970 69.3 years +0.6%
1971 69.69 years +0.6%
1972 70.07 years +0.5%
1973 70.42 years +0.5%
1974 70.81 years +0.5%
1975 71.1 years +0.4%
1976 71.39 years +0.4%
1977 71.64 years +0.3%
1978 71.89 years +0.4%
1979 72.12 years +0.3%
1980 72.39 years +0.4%
1981 72.6 years +0.3%
1982 72.81 years +0.3%
1983 73.01 years +0.3%
1984 73.16 years +0.2%
1985 73.33 years +0.2%
1986 73.51 years +0.2%
1987 73.73 years +0.3%
1988 74 years +0.4%
1989 74.3 years +0.4%
1990 74.6 years +0.4%
1991 74.97 years +0.5%
1992 75.31 years +0.4%
1993 75.64 years +0.4%
1994 76.09 years +0.6%
1995 76.48 years +0.5%
1996 76.77 years +0.4%
1997 77.01 years +0.3%
1998 77.14 years +0.2%
1999 77.22 years +0.1%
2000 77.3 years +0.1%
2001 77.35 years +0.1%
2002 77.53 years +0.2%
2003 77.76 years +0.3%
2004 78.07 years +0.4%
2005 78.33 years +0.3%
2006 78.57 years +0.3%
2007 78.7 years +0.2%
2008 78.9 years +0.3%
2009 79.04 years +0.2%
2010 79.13 years +0.1%
2011 79.21 years +0.1%
2012 79.29 years +0.1%
2013 79.31 years +0.0%
2014 79.36 years +0.1%
2015 79.39 years +0.0%
2016 79.44 years +0.1%
2017 78.2 years -1.6%
2018 79.56 years +1.7%
2019 79.65 years +0.1%
2020 79.72 years +0.1%
2021 78.26 years -1.8%
2022 79.94 years +2.1%
2023 80.05 years +0.1%
2024 80.19 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 66.94 years 64.75 years 68.86 years 10
1970s 70.84 years 69.3 years 72.12 years 10
1980s 73.28 years 72.39 years 74.3 years 10
1990s 76.12 years 74.6 years 77.22 years 10
2000s 78.16 years 77.3 years 79.04 years 10
2010s 79.25 years 78.2 years 79.65 years 10
2020s 79.63 years 78.26 years 80.19 years 5

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

  1. 84 Kosovo 80.28 years compare
  2. 84 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 80.28 years compare
  3. 87 Argentina 80.02 years compare
  4. 88 Hungary 79.9 years compare
  5. 89 Lebanon 79.86 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in British Virgin Islands?
Life expectancy at birth, female in British Virgin Islands was 80.19 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 80.19 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 64.75 years in 1960.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
British Virgin Islands ranks 86th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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