Life expectancy at birth, total in Grenada
Grenada: Life expectancy at birth, total was 75.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.37 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
105th
of 218 countries
All-time high
75.37 years
in 2024
All-time low
63.14 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Grenada, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Grenada stood at 75.37 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Grenada peaked at 75.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.14 years, in 1960.
That places Grenada 105th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Grenada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.14 years | — |
| 1961 | 63.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 63.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 63.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 64.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 64.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 65.65 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 66.46 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 66.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 66.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 66.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 66.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 67.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 67.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 67.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 68 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 67.95 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 67.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 67.86 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 67.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 68.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 68.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 68.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64.33 years | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 69.09 years | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 69.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 69.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 69.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 70.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 71.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 71.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 72.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 72.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.45 years | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 73.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.01 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.96 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.97 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.52 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.37 years | +0.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 75.37 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 75.37 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.92 years | 63.14 years | 66.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.59 years | 66.86 years | 68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.75 years | 64.33 years | 70.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.84 years | 70.55 years | 72.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.56 years | 72.45 years | 74.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.96 years | 74.73 years | 75.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.05 years | 74.52 years | 75.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More health data for Grenada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Grenada?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Grenada was 75.37 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 75.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.14 years in 1960.
- How does Grenada rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Grenada ranks 105th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.