Life expectancy at birth, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cayman Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 83 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 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 83 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.81 years, in 1960.
That places Cayman Islands 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.81 years | — |
| 1961 | 61.48 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 62.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 62.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 63.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 64.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 65.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 65.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 65.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 65.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 66.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 66.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 67.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 67.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 68.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 69.31 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 70.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 72.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 72.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 73.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 73.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 74.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 77.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.7 years | 60.81 years | 65.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.94 years | 66.31 years | 71.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.81 years | 72.06 years | 75.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.34 years | 75.35 years | 77.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.61 years | 77.24 years | 78.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.34 years | 78.66 years | 81.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.42 years | 81.83 years | 83 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 398 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 396 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 418 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 397 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Cayman Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Cayman Islands was 83 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 83 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.81 years in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman 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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About this data
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.