What is life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands?

Life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands was 78.01 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?

The highest recorded value was 78.01 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 48.57 years in 1950.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for life expectancy?

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands

Name: Life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turks and Caicos Islands: Life expectancy was 78.01 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

78.01 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

75th

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.01 years

in 2023

All-time low

48.57 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 78.01 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 78.01 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.57 years, in 1950.

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 75th 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 in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	48.57 years	—
1951	49.44 years	+1.8%
1952	50.3 years	+1.7%
1953	51.13 years	+1.7%
1954	51.9 years	+1.5%
1955	52.67 years	+1.5%
1956	53.33 years	+1.2%
1957	54.06 years	+1.4%
1958	54.8 years	+1.4%
1959	55.56 years	+1.4%
1960	56.29 years	+1.3%
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	+0.5%
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	77.51 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%

Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries

Turks and Caicos Islands's 78.01 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Turks and Caicos Islands's 78.01 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	52.18 years	48.57 years	55.56 years	10
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	75.54 years	73.97 years	76.67 years	10
2010s	77.25 years	76.78 years	77.69 years	10
2020s	77.66 years	77.23 years	78.01 years	4

Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands

72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
73 Uruguay 78.14 years compare
74 Cuba 78.09 years compare
76 China 77.95 years compare
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 246 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 33,898 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 235 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 250 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 16,640 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 228 (2025)

All data for Turks and Caicos Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands?: Life expectancy in Turks and Caicos Islands was 78.01 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?: The highest recorded value was 78.01 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 48.57 years in 1950.
How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for life expectancy?: Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.