Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) 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 (years) (Life World Population) 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 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
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.3367 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0389 units per person (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.