Life expectancy at birth, male in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth, male was 78.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.2 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 217 countries
All-time high
78.2 years
in 2024
All-time low
56.49 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cayman Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Cayman Islands stood at 78.2 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cayman Islands peaked at 78.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.49 years, in 1960.
Cayman Islands ranks 49th of 217 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, male in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.49 years | — |
| 1961 | 57.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 57.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 58.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 59.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 59.88 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 60.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 61.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 61.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 62.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 62.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 63.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 63.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 64.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 64.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 65.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 65.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 65.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 66.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 67.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 68.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 69.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 69.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 69.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 70.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 71.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 72.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 72.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.14 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 75.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 75.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 77.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.2 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.29 years | 56.49 years | 61.74 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.31 years | 62.19 years | 66.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.64 years | 66.91 years | 69.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.76 years | 70.16 years | 71.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.3 years | 71.69 years | 73.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.42 years | 73.59 years | 76.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.49 years | 76.8 years | 78.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 46 Germany 78.5 years compare
- 47 Costa Rica 78.37 years compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 78.28 years compare
- 50 Albania 77.92 years compare
- 51 United States Virgin Islands 77.6 years compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 77.33 years compare
More health data for Cayman Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7016 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 415 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Cayman Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Cayman Islands was 78.2 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.49 years in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cayman Islands ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman 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, 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.