Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 82.87 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.87 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.87 years
in 2023
All-time low
56.11 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Cayman Islands stood at 82.87 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Cayman Islands peaked at 82.87 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.11 years, in 1950.
That places Cayman Islands 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.11 years | — |
| 1951 | 56.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 57.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 57.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 57.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 58.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 58.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 59.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 59.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 60.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 60.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 61.48 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 62.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 62.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 63.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 64.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 65.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 65.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 65.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 65.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 66.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 66.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 67.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 67.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 68.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 69.31 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 70.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 71.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 72.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 72.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 73.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 73.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 74.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 77.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.87 years | +0.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 82.87 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 82.87 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.16 years | 56.11 years | 60.29 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.7 years | 60.81 years | 65.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.94 years | 66.31 years | 71.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.81 years | 72.06 years | 75.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.34 years | 75.35 years | 77.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.61 years | 77.24 years | 78.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.34 years | 78.66 years | 81.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.28 years | 81.83 years | 82.87 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Cayman Islands?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Cayman Islands was 82.87 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.87 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.11 years in 1950.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Cayman Islands ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.