Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 71.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 71.23 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 71.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.9 years, in 1950.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.9 years | — |
| 1951 | 48.58 years | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 49.52 years | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 51.1 years | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 52.73 years | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 54.26 years | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 54.94 years | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 55.91 years | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 57.07 years | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 57.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 58.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 59.27 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 59.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 60.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 61.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 61.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 62.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 62.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 63.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 63.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 64.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 64.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 64.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 65.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 65.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 65.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 66.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 66.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 67.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 69.34 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 67.98 years | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 68.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 68.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 68.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 69.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 69.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 70.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 70.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 70.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 70.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 70.64 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 70.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.6 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 70.57 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 70.47 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 70.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 70.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 70.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 70.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.66 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.09 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.61 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 69.13 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.19 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 71.23 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.88 years | 46.9 years | 57.77 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.22 years | 58.57 years | 63.53 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.96 years | 64.03 years | 69.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.45 years | 67.98 years | 70.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.53 years | 70.26 years | 70.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.49 years | 70.35 years | 70.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.64 years | 70.09 years | 71.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.29 years | 69.13 years | 71.23 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 71.23 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 71.23 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.