Life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Life expectancy at different ages was 79.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.21
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.21
in 2023
All-time low
49.48
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands stood at 79.21. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands peaked at 79.21 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.48, in 1950.
Falkland Islands ranks 64th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.48 | — |
| 1951 | 49.68 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 49.89 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 50.32 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 50.86 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 51.33 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 51.81 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 52.29 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 52.78 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 53.19 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 53.54 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 53.8 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 54.04 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 54.18 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 54.33 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 54.53 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 54.72 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 54.85 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 55.01 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 55.22 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 55.38 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 55.59 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 55.8 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 55.99 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 56.09 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 56.18 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 56.11 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 55.84 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 55.36 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 54.73 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 53.94 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 53.12 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 52.39 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 51.8 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 51.38 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 51.16 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 51.15 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.34 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 51.7 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 52.36 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 53.34 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 54.62 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 56.28 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 58.18 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 60.23 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 62.36 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 64.44 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 66.39 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 68.16 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 69.77 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 71.13 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 72.27 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 73.24 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.03 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 74.7 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.34 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 75.94 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 76.49 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.95 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.39 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.73 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.98 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.19 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.3 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.36 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.43 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.48 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.51 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.56 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.61 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.78 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.99 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.04 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.21 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.16 | 49.48 | 53.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.42 | 53.54 | 55.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.71 | 54.73 | 56.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.03 | 51.15 | 53.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.38 | 53.34 | 69.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.75 | 71.13 | 77.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.31 | 77.73 | 78.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.01 | 78.78 | 79.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 61 Panama 79.59 compare
- 62 Anguilla 79.31 compare
- 63 United States 79.3 compare
- 65 Estonia 79.15 compare
- 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 compare
- 67 New Caledonia 78.77 compare
More health data for Falkland Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2090)
- Child mortality vs population growth 0.3463 (2023)
- Fertility vs child mortality 1.69 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 79.21 (2023)
- Life expectancy marimekko 79.21 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 79.21 (2023)
- Life expectancy 79.21 (2023)
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 0.857 (1995)
- Life expectancy at age 15 89.92 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Falkland Islands was 79.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.21 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.48 in 1950.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Falkland Islands ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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