Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.1072 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1072
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2544
in 1950
All-time low
0.1072
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.1072, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.2544 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1072, in 2023.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2544 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2519 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2494 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2475 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2471 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.2478 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2493 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2506 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2511 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2499 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2469 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2416 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2357 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.229 | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2221 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2157 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2102 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2058 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2028 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1997 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1962 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1916 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1869 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1821 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1782 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1751 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1723 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.17 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1699 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1683 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1666 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.165 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.163 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1606 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.158 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1567 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.157 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1585 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1603 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.161 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1585 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1548 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1503 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1465 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1448 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1438 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1428 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1408 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1413 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1332 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1285 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.124 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1208 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1179 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1163 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1154 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1145 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.114 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1142 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1142 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1142 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1142 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1138 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1132 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1126 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1118 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1114 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1109 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1107 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1099 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1098 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1134 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1111 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1072 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2499 | 0.2471 | 0.2544 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.221 | 0.1997 | 0.2469 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1791 | 0.1683 | 0.1962 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1607 | 0.1567 | 0.1666 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1457 | 0.1332 | 0.1585 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.118 | 0.114 | 0.1285 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1123 | 0.1099 | 0.1142 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1104 | 0.1072 | 0.1134 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1082 compare
- 101 Tonga 0.1077 compare
- 102 American Samoa 0.1074 compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 0.1071 compare
- 105 Viet Nam 0.1063 compare
- 106 Thailand 0.1062 compare
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0916 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.1072 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2544 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1072 in 2023.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.