Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Life expectancy was 71.63 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 71.63 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 71.63 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.18 years, in 1950.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 95th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.18 years | — |
| 1955 | 58.88 years | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 60 years | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 60.95 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 62.65 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 63.96 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 65.04 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 66.02 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 65.19 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 67.15 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 69.78 years | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 71.36 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 71.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.63 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.53 years | 56.18 years | 58.88 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 60.48 years | 60 years | 60.95 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.3 years | 62.65 years | 63.96 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 65.53 years | 65.04 years | 66.02 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 66.17 years | 65.19 years | 67.15 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.57 years | 69.78 years | 71.36 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.02 years | 70.76 years | 71.27 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.63 years | 71.63 years | 71.63 years | 1 |
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More health data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2094)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,623 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 71.63 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 71.63 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.18 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for life expectancy?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.