Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 70.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.12 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
28th
of 47 groups
All-time high
70.12 years
in 2024
All-time low
58.38 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 70.12 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 70.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.38 years, in 1960.
Caribbean Small States ranks 28th of 47 groups 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, male (years) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.38 years | — |
| 1961 | 58.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 59.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 59.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 60.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 60.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 60.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 60.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 60.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 61.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 61.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 61.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 61.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 61.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 61.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 62.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 62.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 62.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 62.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 62.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 63.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 63.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 63.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 63.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 63.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 63.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 63.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 64.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 64.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 64.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 64.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 65.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 67.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 68 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.61 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.86 years | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 69.64 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 69.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.12 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.97 years | 58.38 years | 61.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62 years | 61.19 years | 62.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.64 years | 63.07 years | 64.32 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.86 years | 64.43 years | 65.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.64 years | 65.57 years | 67.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.68 years | 68 years | 69.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.05 years | 66.86 years | 70.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
- 26 South Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macao 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
- 29 Denmark 80.4 years compare
- 29 New Zealand 80.4 years compare
- 31 Belgium 80.3 years compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Caribbean Small States?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Caribbean Small States was 70.12 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 70.12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.38 years in 1960.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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, male (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.