Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Caribbean

Female life expectancy in the Caribbean in 2024 — 76.2 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26.6%.

2024 76.2 years +0.17% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 76.2 years2024
Period minimum 60.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Caribbean, 1960–2024606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.2 years1962: 61.19 years1964: 61.94 years1966: 62.74 years1968: 63.61 years1970: 64.25 years1972: 65.06 years1974: 65.84 years1976: 66.58 years1978: 67.3 years1980: 67.91 years1982: 68.38 years1984: 68.71 years1986: 69.09 years1988: 69.54 years1990: 69.84 years1992: 70.38 years1994: 70.77 years1996: 71.34 years1998: 71.95 years2000: 72.5 years2002: 73.15 years2004: 73.18 years2006: 73.83 years2008: 74.11 years2010: 70.2 years2012: 75.17 years2014: 75.34 years2016: 75.32 years2018: 75.62 years2020: 75.47 years2022: 75.8 years2024: 76.2 years
Change over the period: +16 (+26.58%) Average annual rate: 0.37 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Caribbean

Caribbean 76.2 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 76.2 +0.13 +0.17%
2023 76.07 +0.26 +0.35%
2022 75.8 +2.35 +3.2%
2021 73.45 −2.02 −2.67%
2020 75.47 −0.09 −0.12%
2019 75.56 −0.05 −0.07%
2018 75.62 +0.29 +0.39%
2017 75.32 +0 +0%
2016 75.32 −0 −0.01%
2015 75.33 −0.02 −0.02%
2014 75.34 +0.01 +0.01%
2013 75.34 +0.16 +0.22%
2012 75.17 +0.31 +0.42%
2011 74.86 +4.66 +6.64%
2010 70.2 −4.17 −5.6%
2009 74.36 +0.26 +0.35%
2008 74.11 +0.15 +0.21%
2007 73.95 +0.12 +0.16%
2006 73.83 +0.1 +0.14%
2005 73.73 +0.55 +0.75%
2004 73.18 −0.3 −0.41%
2003 73.48 +0.33 +0.46%
2002 73.15 +0.3 +0.42%
2001 72.85 +0.35 +0.48%
2000 72.5 +0.21 +0.29%
1999 72.29 +0.33 +0.46%
1998 71.95 +0.27 +0.37%
1997 71.69 +0.35 +0.49%
1996 71.34 +0.25 +0.35%
1995 71.09 +0.32 +0.45%
1994 70.77 +0.18 +0.26%
1993 70.59 +0.21 +0.3%
1992 70.38 +0.17 +0.24%
1991 70.21 +0.37 +0.53%
1990 69.84 +0.29 +0.41%
1989 69.55 +0.01 +0.02%
1988 69.54 +0.16 +0.24%
1987 69.38 +0.29 +0.42%
1986 69.09 +0.31 +0.45%
1985 68.78 +0.07 +0.1%
1984 68.71 +0.09 +0.13%
1983 68.62 +0.24 +0.35%
1982 68.38 +0.24 +0.35%
1981 68.14 +0.23 +0.34%
1980 67.91 +0.47 +0.7%
1979 67.43 +0.14 +0.2%
1978 67.3 +0.41 +0.61%
1977 66.89 +0.31 +0.47%
1976 66.58 +0.33 +0.5%
1975 66.25 +0.41 +0.62%
1974 65.84 +0.38 +0.59%
1973 65.46 +0.39 +0.6%
1972 65.06 +0.31 +0.47%
1971 64.76 +0.51 +0.8%
1970 64.25 +0.36 +0.57%
1969 63.88 +0.28 +0.43%
1968 63.61 +0.37 +0.59%
1967 63.23 +0.49 +0.78%
1966 62.74 +0.38 +0.61%
1965 62.36 +0.43 +0.69%
1964 61.94 +1.01 +1.65%
1963 60.93 −0.26 −0.43%
1962 61.19 +0.57 +0.94%
1961 60.62 +0.42 +0.71%
1960 60.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.