Life expectancy at birth in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth was 80.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
80.36 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
54th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.36 years
in 2023
All-time low
54.01 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Cayman Islands is 80.36 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Cayman Islands peaked at 80.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.01 years, in 1950.

Cayman Islands ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 56.12 years 54.01 years 58.24 years 10
1960s 61.63 years 58.78 years 63.97 years 10
1970s 66.72 years 64.38 years 69.02 years 10
1980s 71.23 years 69.49 years 72.55 years 10
1990s 73.5 years 72.74 years 74.23 years 10
2000s 74.88 years 74.38 years 75.67 years 10
2010s 77.83 years 76.07 years 79.05 years 10
2020s 79.72 years 79.23 years 80.36 years 4

Countries ranked near Cayman Islands

  1. 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
  2. 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
  3. 53 Kuwait 80.41 years compare
  4. 55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
  5. 56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
  6. 57 Oman 80.03 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Cayman Islands?
Life expectancy at birth in Cayman Islands was 80.36 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 Cayman Islands?
The highest recorded value was 80.36 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cayman Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 54.01 years in 1950.
How does Cayman Islands rank for life expectancy at birth?
Cayman Islands ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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