Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 75.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands stood at 75.47 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 75.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.11 years, in 1951.
That places United States Virgin Islands 116th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for United States Virgin Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,158 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 501 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 466 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 493 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 447 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13,995 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 20.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 23.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 75.47 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.11 years in 1951.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.