Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Antigua and Barbuda

Life expectancy at birth in Antigua and Barbuda in 2024 — 77.8 years. Ranked 77 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24.2%.

2024 77.8 years +0.22% vs 2023
World rank 77of 217
Period maximum 77.8 years2024
Period minimum 62.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2024606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 62.6 years1962: 64 years1964: 65.4 years1966: 66.9 years1968: 68.2 years1970: 69.4 years1972: 70.3 years1974: 71.1 years1976: 71.8 years1978: 72.5 years1980: 73.1 years1982: 73.5 years1984: 73.8 years1986: 73.9 years1988: 73.8 years1990: 73.6 years1992: 73.4 years1994: 73.5 years1996: 73.8 years1998: 74.2 years2000: 74.8 years2002: 75.2 years2004: 75.3 years2006: 75.5 years2008: 76.1 years2010: 76.7 years2012: 77.1 years2014: 76.9 years2016: 77 years2018: 77.1 years2020: 77.2 years2022: 77.5 years2024: 77.8 years
Change over the period: +15.1 (+24.16%) Average annual rate: 0.34 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Antigua and Barbuda 77.8 years
World 73.5 years
Caribbean computed 73.1 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Antigua and Barbuda, by year Antigua and Barbuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.8 +0.2 +0.22%
2023 77.6 +0.1 +0.15%
2022 77.5 +0.3 +0.37%
2021 77.2 +0 +0.05%
2020 77.2 −0 −0.01%
2019 77.2 +0 +0.05%
2018 77.1 +0.1 +0.13%
2017 77 +0.1 +0.08%
2016 77 +0.1 +0.1%
2015 76.9 −0 −0.03%
2014 76.9 −0.1 −0.18%
2013 77.1 −0 −0.06%
2012 77.1 +0.1 +0.1%
2011 77 +0.3 +0.42%
2010 76.7 +0.3 +0.41%
2009 76.4 +0.3 +0.41%
2008 76.1 +0.4 +0.47%
2007 75.7 +0.2 +0.28%
2006 75.5 +0.1 +0.19%
2005 75.4 +0 +0.05%
2004 75.3 +0 +0.02%
2003 75.3 +0.1 +0.1%
2002 75.2 +0.1 +0.17%
2001 75.1 +0.3 +0.39%
2000 74.8 +0.4 +0.49%
1999 74.5 +0.3 +0.36%
1998 74.2 +0.1 +0.19%
1997 74 +0.2 +0.28%
1996 73.8 +0.3 +0.36%
1995 73.6 +0.1 +0.11%
1994 73.5 +0.1 +0.14%
1993 73.4 +0 +0.01%
1992 73.4 −0.1 −0.12%
1991 73.5 −0.1 −0.18%
1990 73.6 −0 −0.04%
1989 73.6 −0.2 −0.25%
1988 73.8 −0.1 −0.08%
1987 73.9 −0 −0.03%
1986 73.9 +0 +0.03%
1985 73.9 +0.1 +0.09%
1984 73.8 +0.1 +0.17%
1983 73.7 +0.2 +0.22%
1982 73.5 +0.2 +0.28%
1981 73.3 +0.2 +0.31%
1980 73.1 +0.3 +0.37%
1979 72.8 +0.3 +0.45%
1978 72.5 +0.4 +0.49%
1977 72.1 +0.4 +0.49%
1976 71.8 +0.3 +0.49%
1975 71.4 +0.4 +0.5%
1974 71.1 +0.4 +0.54%
1973 70.7 +0.4 +0.58%
1972 70.3 +0.4 +0.63%
1971 69.9 +0.5 +0.71%
1970 69.4 +0.5 +0.79%
1969 68.8 +0.6 +0.87%
1968 68.2 +0.6 +0.95%
1967 67.6 +0.7 +1.02%
1966 66.9 +0.7 +1.1%
1965 66.2 +0.7 +1.14%
1964 65.4 +0.7 +1.13%
1963 64.7 +0.7 +1.1%
1962 64 +0.7 +1.04%
1961 63.3 +0.7 +1.12%
1960 62.6

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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