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Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 72.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.14 years
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
149th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.14 years
in 2023
All-time low
54.78 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 72.14 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 72.14 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.78 years, in 1950.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 149th 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. health spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Year years Change
1950 54.78 years —
1951 55.23 years +0.8%
1952 55.66 years +0.8%
1953 56.04 years +0.7%
1954 56.27 years +0.4%
1955 56.37 years +0.2%
1956 56.39 years +0.0%
1957 56.38 years -0.0%
1958 56.41 years +0.1%
1959 56.55 years +0.3%
1960 56.84 years +0.5%
1961 57.34 years +0.9%
1962 57.84 years +0.9%
1963 58.43 years +1.0%
1964 59.04 years +1.0%
1965 59.59 years +0.9%
1966 60.08 years +0.8%
1967 60.45 years +0.6%
1968 60.78 years +0.5%
1969 61.08 years +0.5%
1970 61.37 years +0.5%
1971 61.74 years +0.6%
1972 62.14 years +0.6%
1973 62.52 years +0.6%
1974 62.89 years +0.6%
1975 63.19 years +0.5%
1976 63.49 years +0.5%
1977 63.73 years +0.4%
1978 63.99 years +0.4%
1979 64.2 years +0.3%
1980 64.39 years +0.3%
1981 64.62 years +0.4%
1982 64.87 years +0.4%
1983 65.12 years +0.4%
1984 65.33 years +0.3%
1985 65.48 years +0.2%
1986 65.55 years +0.1%
1987 65.52 years -0.1%
1988 65.45 years -0.1%
1989 65.45 years -0.0%
1990 65.64 years +0.3%
1991 65.96 years +0.5%
1992 66.34 years +0.6%
1993 66.71 years +0.6%
1994 67 years +0.4%
1995 67.23 years +0.3%
1996 67.49 years +0.4%
1997 67.81 years +0.5%
1998 67.89 years +0.1%
1999 68.72 years +1.2%
2000 69.25 years +0.8%
2001 69.77 years +0.7%
2002 70.19 years +0.6%
2003 70.61 years +0.6%
2004 70.92 years +0.4%
2005 71.15 years +0.3%
2006 71.36 years +0.3%
2007 71.44 years +0.1%
2008 71.48 years +0.1%
2009 71.49 years +0.0%
2010 71.45 years -0.1%
2011 71.4 years -0.1%
2012 71.36 years -0.1%
2013 71.29 years -0.1%
2014 71.23 years -0.1%
2015 71.21 years -0.0%
2016 71.23 years +0.0%
2017 71.28 years +0.1%
2018 71.34 years +0.1%
2019 71.54 years +0.3%
2020 71.18 years -0.5%
2021 69.27 years -2.7%
2022 70.31 years +1.5%
2023 72.14 years +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 56.01 years 54.78 years 56.55 years 10
1960s 59.15 years 56.84 years 61.08 years 10
1970s 62.93 years 61.37 years 64.2 years 10
1980s 65.18 years 64.39 years 65.55 years 10
1990s 67.08 years 65.64 years 68.72 years 10
2000s 70.77 years 69.25 years 71.49 years 10
2010s 71.33 years 71.21 years 71.54 years 10
2020s 70.73 years 69.27 years 72.14 years 4

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

  1. 146 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 72.51 years compare
  2. 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare
  3. 148 Iraq 72.32 years compare
  4. 150 Syria 72.12 years compare
  5. 151 El Salvador 72.1 years compare
  6. 152 India 72 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 72.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 72.14 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 54.78 years in 1950.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.