Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.1198 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1198
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
80th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3475
in 1950
All-time low
0.117
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.1198, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.3475 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.117, in 2020.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80th 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 Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3475 | — |
| 1951 | 0.331 | -4.7% |
| 1952 | 0.3218 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.305 | -5.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2918 | -4.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2801 | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2733 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2653 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2578 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2527 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2479 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2416 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2353 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2289 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2225 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2151 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2093 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2042 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1983 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1931 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1877 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.183 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1793 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.176 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.173 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.169 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1641 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.16 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1562 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1416 | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1495 | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1466 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1439 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1425 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1383 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1338 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1303 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1266 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1242 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1239 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1241 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1244 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1293 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1253 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1259 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1266 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1265 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1262 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1265 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1257 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.125 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1244 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1263 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1233 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1228 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1224 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1227 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1228 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1225 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1218 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1216 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1212 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.121 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1245 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.121 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1203 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1205 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.12 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1205 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1218 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.117 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.127 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1199 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1198 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2926 | 0.2527 | 0.3475 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2196 | 0.1931 | 0.2479 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.169 | 0.1416 | 0.1877 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.136 | 0.1239 | 0.1495 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.126 | 0.1241 | 0.1293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1234 | 0.1218 | 0.1263 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1212 | 0.12 | 0.1245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1209 | 0.117 | 0.127 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.1198 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3475 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 2020.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.