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

Latest (2023)
71.23 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
161st
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.23 years
in 2023
All-time low
46.9 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1950–2023

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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

Annual values for Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1950 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  1. 158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare
  2. 159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
  3. 160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare
  4. 162 Moldova 71.2 years compare
  5. 163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
  6. 164 Dominica 71.13 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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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.