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Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 72.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.85 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
128th
of 218 countries
All-time high
72.96 years
in 2008
All-time low
57.87 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Saint Lucia, 1960–2024

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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 128th 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 (years) (Life World Population) in Saint Lucia, year by year

Year years Change
1960 57.87 years —
1961 59.09 years +2.1%
1962 59.88 years +1.3%
1963 60.54 years +1.1%
1964 61.34 years +1.3%
1965 61.92 years +1.0%
1966 62.53 years +1.0%
1967 63.16 years +1.0%
1968 63.75 years +0.9%
1969 64.03 years +0.4%
1970 64.29 years +0.4%
1971 64.49 years +0.3%
1972 64.64 years +0.2%
1973 64.57 years -0.1%
1974 65.42 years +1.3%
1975 65.91 years +0.7%
1976 66.2 years +0.4%
1977 66.96 years +1.1%
1978 67.38 years +0.6%
1979 67.36 years -0.0%
1980 67.8 years +0.6%
1981 68.69 years +1.3%
1982 68.98 years +0.4%
1983 69.99 years +1.5%
1984 70.52 years +0.8%
1985 70.31 years -0.3%
1986 70.23 years -0.1%
1987 69.67 years -0.8%
1988 69.74 years +0.1%
1989 70.03 years +0.4%
1990 70.01 years -0.0%
1991 70.31 years +0.4%
1992 70.73 years +0.6%
1993 71.05 years +0.4%
1994 71.08 years +0.0%
1995 71.17 years +0.1%
1996 70.96 years -0.3%
1997 70.78 years -0.3%
1998 70.68 years -0.1%
1999 70.69 years +0.0%
2000 70.78 years +0.1%
2001 71.37 years +0.8%
2002 71.71 years +0.5%
2003 72.19 years +0.7%
2004 72.45 years +0.4%
2005 72.54 years +0.1%
2006 72.79 years +0.3%
2007 72.86 years +0.1%
2008 72.96 years +0.1%
2009 72.95 years -0.0%
2010 72.77 years -0.2%
2011 72.96 years +0.3%
2012 72.86 years -0.1%
2013 72.69 years -0.2%
2014 72.68 years -0.0%
2015 72.93 years +0.4%
2016 72.55 years -0.5%
2017 72.52 years -0.0%
2018 72.66 years +0.2%
2019 72.25 years -0.6%
2020 72.31 years +0.1%
2021 69.12 years -4.4%
2022 72.67 years +5.1%
2023 72.7 years +0.0%
2024 72.85 years +0.2%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 72.85 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 98% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 72.85 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 125 Tonga 73.07 years compare
  2. 126 Honduras 73.04 years compare
  3. 127 American Samoa 72.99 years compare
  4. 129 Guatemala 72.75 years compare
  5. 130 Venezuela 72.67 years compare
  6. 131 Syria 72.56 years compare

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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 128th out of 218 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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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.