Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 78.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands is 78.18 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 78.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.29 years, in 1960.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 69th of 218 countries on this measure, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.29 years | — |
| 1961 | 57.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 57.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 58.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 59.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 59.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 60.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 61.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 61.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 62.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 62.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 63.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 63.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 64.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 65.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 65.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 66.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 66.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 67.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 67.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 67.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 68.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 68.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 68.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 68.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 69.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 71.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 71.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 72.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 74.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.08 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.18 years | +0.2% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 78.18 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 78.18 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.37 years | 56.29 years | 62.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.87 years | 62.69 years | 66.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.52 years | 67.11 years | 69.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.8 years | 70.22 years | 73.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.55 years | 73.97 years | 76.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.25 years | 76.78 years | 77.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.77 years | 77.23 years | 78.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total 33,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 203 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 71.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17,257 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 73.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands was 78.18 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.29 years in 1960.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 69th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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.