Life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 76.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.45 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
127th
of 217 countries
All-time high
76.45 years
in 2024
All-time low
59.65 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 76.45 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 76.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.65 years, in 1960.
Saint Lucia ranks 127th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.65 years | — |
| 1961 | 61.04 years | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 61.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 62.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 63.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 63.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 64.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 64.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 65.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 65.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 66.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 66.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 66.33 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 67.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 68.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 68.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 69.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 69.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 69.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 69.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 70.71 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 70.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 71.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 72.9 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 72.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 72.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 72.12 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 71.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 72.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 72.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 72.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 73.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 73.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 73.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 72.16 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 72 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 74.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.89 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.92 years | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 76.3 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 76.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.45 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.24 years | 59.65 years | 65.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.9 years | 66.13 years | 69.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.83 years | 69.64 years | 72.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.86 years | 72 years | 73.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.23 years | 73.04 years | 76.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.85 years | 75.43 years | 76.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.63 years | 72.92 years | 76.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 76.6 years compare
- 125 Tonga 76.54 years compare
- 126 El Salvador 76.49 years compare
- 128 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.16 years compare
- 129 American Samoa 75.99 years compare
- 130 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 75.88 years compare
More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,807 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.124 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3631 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia was 76.45 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.65 years in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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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.