Life expectancy at birth in Anguilla
Anguilla: Life expectancy at birth was 79.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.31 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
62nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
55.06 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Anguilla, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Anguilla stood at 79.31 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Anguilla peaked at 79.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.06 years, in 1950.
Anguilla ranks 62nd 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 at birth in Anguilla, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.06 years | — |
| 1951 | 55.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 56.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 56.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 57.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 57.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 58.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 58.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 59.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 59.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 58.83 years | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 60.92 years | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 61.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 61.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 62.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 62.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 63.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 63.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 64.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 64.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 65 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 65.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 65.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 66.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 66.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 67.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 67.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 68.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 68.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 69.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 69.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 71.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 71.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 72.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 72.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 72.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 73.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 73.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 73.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 74.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 78.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.31 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.4 years | 55.06 years | 59.85 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.41 years | 58.83 years | 64.53 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.84 years | 65 years | 68.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.32 years | 68.92 years | 71.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.55 years | 72.09 years | 74.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.18 years | 75.15 years | 77.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.67 years | 77.17 years | 78.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.88 years | 78.41 years | 79.31 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Anguilla?
- Life expectancy at birth in Anguilla was 79.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Anguilla?
- The highest recorded value was 79.31 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Anguilla?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.06 years in 1950.
- How does Anguilla rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Anguilla ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Anguilla?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Anguilla 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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