Life expectancy at birth in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Life expectancy at birth was 79.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.21 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.21 years
in 2023
All-time low
49.48 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Falkland Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Falkland Islands stood at 79.21 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Falkland Islands peaked at 79.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.48 years, in 1950.
That places Falkland Islands 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.48 years | — |
| 1951 | 49.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 49.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 50.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 50.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 51.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 51.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 52.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 52.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 53.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 53.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 53.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 54.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 54.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 54.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 54.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 54.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 54.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 55.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 55.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 55.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 55.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 55.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 55.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 56.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 56.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 56.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 55.84 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 55.36 years | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 54.73 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 53.94 years | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 53.12 years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 52.39 years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 51.8 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 51.38 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 51.16 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 51.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 51.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 52.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 53.34 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 54.62 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 56.28 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 58.18 years | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 60.23 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 62.36 years | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 64.44 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 66.39 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 68.16 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 69.77 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 71.13 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 72.27 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 73.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.03 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 74.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 75.94 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 76.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.51 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.21 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.16 years | 49.48 years | 53.19 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.42 years | 53.54 years | 55.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.71 years | 54.73 years | 56.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.03 years | 51.15 years | 53.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.38 years | 53.34 years | 69.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.75 years | 71.13 years | 77.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.31 years | 77.73 years | 78.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.01 years | 78.78 years | 79.21 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 61 Panama 79.59 years compare
- 62 Anguilla 79.31 years compare
- 63 United States 79.3 years compare
- 65 Estonia 79.15 years compare
- 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 years compare
- 67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
More health data for Falkland Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,295 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy 79.21 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 79.21 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 79.21 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.3% (2023)
- Life expectancy 79.21 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 79.21 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Falkland Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth in Falkland Islands was 79.21 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.48 years in 1950.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Falkland Islands ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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