Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 77.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.6 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
52nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
77.6 years
in 2024
All-time low
59.19 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in United States Virgin 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 United States Virgin Islands stood at 77.6 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 77.6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.19 years, in 1960.
That places United States Virgin Islands 52nd out of 218 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, male (years) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.19 years | — |
| 1961 | 59.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 60.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 59.22 years | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 61.54 years | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 60.55 years | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 61 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 61.57 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 62.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 62.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 63.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 63.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 62.78 years | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 63.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 63.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 63.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 64.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 64.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 64.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 64.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 65.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 65.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 65.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 65.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 66 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 66.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 66.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 66.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 67.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 67.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 67.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 67.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 67.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.1 years | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 67.78 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 67.34 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.4 years | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 74.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 74.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.3 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.3 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 73.4 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 73.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 75.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.6 years | +0.4% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 77.6 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 77.6 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.59 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.78 years | 59.19 years | 62.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.8 years | 62.78 years | 64.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.12 years | 65.11 years | 67.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.6 years | 67.1 years | 68.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.22 years | 73.4 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.61 years | 74.5 years | 76.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.08 years | 76.6 years | 77.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 49 Puerto Rico 78.28 years compare
- 50 Cayman Islands 78.2 years compare
- 51 Albania 77.92 years compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 77.33 years compare
- 54 Northern Mariana Islands 77.28 years compare
- 55 Czechia 77.1 years compare
More health data for United States Virgin Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3291 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7956 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 419 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 466 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 420 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 464 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0856 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in United States Virgin Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in United States Virgin Islands was 77.6 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.19 years in 1960.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.