Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 76.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.3 years
in 2022
All-time low
49.41 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 76.3 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Lucia peaked at 76.3 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.41 years, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 142nd 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 of women vs. men in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.41 years | — |
| 1951 | 51.05 years | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 53.72 years | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 55.08 years | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 56.5 years | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 57.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 57.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 57.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 58.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 59.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 59.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 61.04 years | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 61.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 62.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 63.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 63.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 64.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 64.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 65.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 65.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 66.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 66.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 66.33 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 67.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 68.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 68.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 69.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 69.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 69.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 69.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 70.71 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 70.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 71.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 72.9 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 72.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 72.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 72.12 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 71.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 72.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 72.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 72.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 73.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 73.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 73.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 72.16 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 72 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 74.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.89 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.92 years | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 76.3 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 76.3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.5 years | 49.41 years | 59.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.24 years | 59.65 years | 65.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.9 years | 66.13 years | 69.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.83 years | 69.64 years | 72.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.86 years | 72 years | 73.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.23 years | 73.04 years | 76.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.85 years | 75.43 years | 76.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.43 years | 72.92 years | 76.3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 139 Mongolia 76.43 years compare
- 140 Tonga 76.41 years compare
- 141 Bangladesh 76.37 years compare
- 143 El Salvador 76.26 years compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.02 years compare
- 145 American Samoa 75.84 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Lucia?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Lucia was 76.3 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.41 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Saint Lucia ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.