Life expectancy at birth, total in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.2 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
45th
of 218 countries
All-time high
81.6 years
in 2014
All-time low
71.6 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Channel Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Channel Islands stood at 81.2 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Channel Islands peaked at 81.6 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 71.6 years, in 1961.
Channel Islands ranks 45th of 218 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, total in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.5 years | — |
| 1961 | 71.6 years | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 72 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 72.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 72 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 71.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 72.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 72.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.7 years | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 71.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 72 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 72 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 72.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 72.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 72.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 72.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 73.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 73.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 73.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 73.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 73.1 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 74.9 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 75.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 75.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 75.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 76.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 76.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 76.8 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 77.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 78.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 78.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 79 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.3 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 81 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 81.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.2 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.98 years | 71.6 years | 72.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.55 years | 71.8 years | 73.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.98 years | 73.1 years | 76.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5 years | 76.3 years | 79.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9 years | 78.8 years | 81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.29 years | 81 years | 81.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9 years | 80.3 years | 81.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 81.39 years compare
- 43 Chile 81.36 years compare
- 44 Maldives 81.28 years compare
- 46 Isle of Man 81.09 years compare
- 47 Costa Rica 81 years compare
- 48 Germany 80.79 years compare
More health data for Channel Islands
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 902 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 867 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 925 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 946 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 959 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 937 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 934 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 925 (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Channel Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Channel Islands was 81.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6 years in 1961.
- How does Channel Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Channel Islands ranks 45th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Channel 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.