Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 80.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.54 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 218 countries
All-time high
80.54 years
in 2024
All-time low
58.78 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cayman Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 80.54 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Cayman Islands peaked at 80.54 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.78 years, in 1960.
That places Cayman Islands 50th 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.78 years | — |
| 1961 | 59.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 60.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 60.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 62.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 62.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 63.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 63.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 63.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 64.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 64.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 65.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 65.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 66.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 67.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 67.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 68.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 68.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 69.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 69.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 69.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 70.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 70.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 71.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 71.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 72.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 72.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 72.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 72.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 73.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.64 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.54 years | +0.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 80.54 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 80.54 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 79.88 years | 79.23 years | 80.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 47 Costa Rica 81 years compare
- 48 Germany 80.79 years compare
- 49 United States Virgin Islands 80.77 years compare
- 51 Saint Martin (French part) 80.44 years compare
- 52 Oman 80.25 years compare
- 53 Czechia 79.98 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7016 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 399 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 416 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 386 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Cayman Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Cayman Islands was 80.54 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.54 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.78 years in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cayman Islands ranks 50th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.