Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) 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 vs. GDP per capita in Cayman Islands, 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
Cayman Islands recorded 80.36 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita 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.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 54.01 years | — |
| 1951 | 54.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 54.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 55.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 55.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 56.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 56.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 57.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 57.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 58.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 58.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 59.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 60.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 60.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 62.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 62.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 63.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 63.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 63.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 64.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 64.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 65.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 65.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 66.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 67.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 67.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 68.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 68.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 69.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 69.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 69.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 70.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 70.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 71.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 71.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 72.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 72.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 72.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 72.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 73.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.64 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.36 years | +0.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 80.36 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 80.36 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
- 53 Kuwait 80.4 years compare
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
- 56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
- 57 Oman 80.03 years compare
More health data for Cayman Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7016 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 397 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 416 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 399 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 386 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 394 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 395 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Cayman Islands?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Cayman Islands was 80.36 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. gdp per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.01 years in 1950.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Cayman Islands ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 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. GDP per capita. 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.