Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Bermuda
Bermuda: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 85.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.74 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
64.88 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Bermuda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 85.74 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Bermuda peaked at 85.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.88 years, in 1950.
Bermuda ranks 16th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.88 years | — |
| 1951 | 65 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 65.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 65.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 66.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 66.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 67.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 67.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 68.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 68.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 69.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 70.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 71.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 70.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 71 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 71.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 72.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 72.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 73.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 73.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 74.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 74.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 75.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 75.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 76.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 76.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 76.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 77.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 77.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 77.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 77.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 77.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 78.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 78.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 79.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 80.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.74 years | +0.2% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 85.74 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.59 years | 64.88 years | 68.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.11 years | 69.57 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.76 years | 72.79 years | 76.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.66 years | 76.84 years | 78.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8 years | 78.09 years | 81.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.03 years | 82.22 years | 83.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.49 years | 83.83 years | 85.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.47 years | 85.19 years | 85.74 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Bermuda?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Bermuda was 85.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 85.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.88 years in 1950.
- How does Bermuda rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Bermuda ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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