Life expectancy at birth, female in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth, female was 84.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in United States Virgin Islands is 84.1 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 84.1 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.76 years, in 1963.
That places United States Virgin Islands 37th 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.48 years | — |
| 1961 | 66.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 65.31 years | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 63.76 years | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 66.84 years | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 69.24 years | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 66.49 years | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 67.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 68.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 69.26 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 70.09 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 70.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 68.49 years | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 71.38 years | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 71.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 71.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 72.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 72.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 72.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 72.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 74.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 74.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 74.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 74.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 75 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.89 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 80.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 80.5 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 82 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.1 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.97 years | 63.76 years | 69.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.19 years | 68.49 years | 72.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.29 years | 72.46 years | 74.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.72 years | 74.31 years | 75.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.81 years | 80 years | 81.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.36 years | 81.4 years | 83.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.68 years | 83.2 years | 84.1 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in United States Virgin Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in United States Virgin Islands was 84.1 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.76 years in 1963.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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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.