Life expectancy at birth, female in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.3 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 218 countries
All-time high
83.8 years
in 2014
All-time low
74.5 years
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Channel Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Channel Islands stood at 83.3 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Channel Islands peaked at 83.8 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.5 years, in 1965.
Channel Islands ranks 46th of 218 countries on this measure, 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 Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.4 years | — |
| 1961 | 74.9 years | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 75.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 76.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 75.2 years | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 74.5 years | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 75.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 75.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 75.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 74.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 74.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 75.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 75.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 76.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 76.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 76.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 76.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 76.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 76.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 77.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 76 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 78 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 78.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.1 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 78.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 79.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 79.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 78.6 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 79.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 79.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 79.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 80.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 79.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 80.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.5 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.3 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.25 years | 74.5 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.92 years | 74.9 years | 76.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.02 years | 76 years | 79.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.88 years | 78.6 years | 81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.14 years | 81.1 years | 83.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.52 years | 83.3 years | 83.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.08 years | 82.5 years | 83.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
- 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.4 years compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.33 years compare
- 47 Chile 83.23 years compare
- 48 Isle of Man 83.2 years compare
- 49 Germany 83.2 years compare
More health data for Channel Islands
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 902 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 867 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 925 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 946 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 959 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 937 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 934 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 925 (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Channel Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Channel Islands was 83.3 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 Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5 years in 1965.
- How does Channel Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Channel Islands ranks 46th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Channel 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.