Life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.45 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 217 countries
All-time high
70.42 years
in 2011
All-time low
55.84 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male 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, male in Saint Lucia stood at 69.45 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 70.42 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55.84 years, in 1960.
Saint Lucia ranks 136th 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, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.84 years | — |
| 1961 | 56.9 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 57.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 58.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 59.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 59.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 60.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 61.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 61.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 62.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 62.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 62.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 62.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 62.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 63.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 63.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 63.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 64.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 64.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 65.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 66.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 66.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 67.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 67.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 67.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 67 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 67.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 67.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 67.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 68.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 69.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 69.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 68.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 68.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.75 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.39 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.97 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.73 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.47 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 69.19 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.74 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.77 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 69.27 years | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 69.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.45 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.33 years | 55.84 years | 62.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.28 years | 62.2 years | 64.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.16 years | 65.78 years | 67.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.5 years | 67.7 years | 69.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.39 years | 68.5 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.73 years | 68.74 years | 70.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.51 years | 65.77 years | 69.45 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia was 69.45 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.42 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.84 years in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, 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.