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Life expectancy vs. health spending in United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 75.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75.47 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.47 years
in 2023
All-time low
57.11 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

United States Virgin Islands recorded 75.47 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 75.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.11 years, in 1951.

United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 59.9 years —
1951 57.11 years -4.7%
1952 58.88 years +3.1%
1953 61.45 years +4.4%
1954 63.81 years +3.8%
1955 62.94 years -1.4%
1956 60.95 years -3.2%
1957 61.84 years +1.5%
1958 64.57 years +4.4%
1959 61.81 years -4.3%
1960 62.65 years +1.4%
1961 63.23 years +0.9%
1962 62.78 years -0.7%
1963 61.52 years -2.0%
1964 64.22 years +4.4%
1965 64.77 years +0.9%
1966 63.73 years -1.6%
1967 64.45 years +1.1%
1968 65.17 years +1.1%
1969 65.81 years +1.0%
1970 66.43 years +0.9%
1971 67.02 years +0.9%
1972 65.55 years -2.2%
1973 67.04 years +2.3%
1974 67.34 years +0.4%
1975 67.64 years +0.4%
1976 67.85 years +0.3%
1977 68.07 years +0.3%
1978 68.28 years +0.3%
1979 68.51 years +0.3%
1980 68.74 years +0.3%
1981 68.92 years +0.3%
1982 69.13 years +0.3%
1983 69.35 years +0.3%
1984 69.54 years +0.3%
1985 69.68 years +0.2%
1986 69.97 years +0.4%
1987 70.19 years +0.3%
1988 70.4 years +0.3%
1989 70.53 years +0.2%
1990 70.68 years +0.2%
1991 70.81 years +0.2%
1992 70.97 years +0.2%
1993 71.09 years +0.2%
1994 71.24 years +0.2%
1995 71.19 years -0.1%
1996 71.6 years +0.6%
1997 70.91 years -1.0%
1998 71.26 years +0.5%
1999 71.11 years -0.2%
2000 71.81 years +1.0%
2001 72.22 years +0.6%
2002 72.05 years -0.2%
2003 72.01 years -0.1%
2004 71.83 years -0.2%
2005 72.23 years +0.6%
2006 72.48 years +0.3%
2007 72.59 years +0.1%
2008 72.66 years +0.1%
2009 72.92 years +0.4%
2010 73.23 years +0.4%
2011 73.4 years +0.2%
2012 73.7 years +0.4%
2013 73.95 years +0.3%
2014 74.2 years +0.3%
2015 74.31 years +0.2%
2016 74.42 years +0.2%
2017 74.37 years -0.1%
2018 74.68 years +0.4%
2019 74.88 years +0.3%
2020 74.71 years -0.2%
2021 74.61 years -0.1%
2022 75.05 years +0.6%
2023 75.47 years +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61.33 years 57.11 years 64.57 years 10
1960s 63.83 years 61.52 years 65.81 years 10
1970s 67.37 years 65.55 years 68.51 years 10
1980s 69.65 years 68.74 years 70.53 years 10
1990s 71.09 years 70.68 years 71.6 years 10
2000s 72.28 years 71.81 years 72.92 years 10
2010s 74.11 years 73.23 years 74.88 years 10
2020s 74.96 years 74.61 years 75.47 years 4

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

  1. 113 Brazil 75.85 years compare
  2. 114 Armenia 75.68 years compare
  3. 115 Bulgaria 75.64 years compare
  4. 117 Brunei 75.33 years compare
  5. 118 Morocco 75.31 years compare
  6. 119 Cook Islands 75.28 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in United States Virgin Islands?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in United States Virgin Islands was 75.47 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 United States Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 75.47 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 57.11 years in 1951.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.