Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 80.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.77 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 218 countries
All-time high
80.77 years
in 2024
All-time low
61.43 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 80.77 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 80.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.43 years, in 1963.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 49th 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.74 years | — |
| 1961 | 63.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 62.67 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 61.43 years | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 64.12 years | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 64.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 63.68 years | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 64.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 65.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 65.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 66.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 67.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 65.57 years | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 67.14 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 67.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 67.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 67.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 68.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 68.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 68.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 68.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 69.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 69.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 69.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 70.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 70.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 70.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 70.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 71.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.92 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 71.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 71.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.62 years | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 77.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 77.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.42 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 76.86 years | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 78.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.77 years | +0.3% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 80.77 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 80.77 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.8 years | 61.43 years | 65.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.41 years | 65.57 years | 68.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.61 years | 68.69 years | 70.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.08 years | 70.68 years | 71.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.43 years | 76.62 years | 78.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9 years | 77.87 years | 79.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3 years | 79.82 years | 80.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 46 Isle of Man 81.09 years compare
- 47 Costa Rica 81 years compare
- 48 Germany 80.79 years compare
- 50 Cayman Islands 80.54 years compare
- 51 Saint Martin (French part) 80.44 years compare
- 52 Oman 80.25 years compare
More health data for United States Virgin Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,158 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3291 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2923 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0964 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in United States Virgin Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in United States Virgin Islands was 80.77 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.43 years in 1963.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 49th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin 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.