Life expectancy, source comparison in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy, source comparison was 80.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy, source comparison in Cayman Islands is 80.36 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Cayman Islands peaked at 80.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.01 years, in 1950.
Cayman Islands ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.12 years | 54.01 years | 58.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.63 years | 58.78 years | 63.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.72 years | 64.38 years | 69.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.23 years | 69.49 years | 72.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.5 years | 72.74 years | 74.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.88 years | 74.38 years | 75.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.83 years | 76.07 years | 79.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.72 years | 79.23 years | 80.36 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
- 53 Kuwait 80.41 years compare
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
- 56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
- 57 Oman 80.03 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)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 380 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 388 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 391 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 383 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 381 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 376 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Cayman Islands?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Cayman Islands was 80.36 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.01 years in 1950.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Cayman Islands ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman 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, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.