Life expectancy at birth, total in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.85 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Saint Lucia, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Saint Lucia stood at 72.85 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Saint Lucia peaked at 72.96 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 57.87 years, in 1960.
That places Saint Lucia 127th out of 217 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.41 years | 57.87 years | 64.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.72 years | 64.29 years | 67.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.59 years | 67.8 years | 70.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.75 years | 70.01 years | 71.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.26 years | 70.78 years | 72.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.69 years | 72.25 years | 72.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.93 years | 69.12 years | 72.85 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Saint Lucia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Saint Lucia was 72.85 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.96 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.87 years in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Saint Lucia ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.