Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Life expectancy at birth in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024 — 72.3 years. Ranked 136 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27.2%.

2024 72.3 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 136of 217
Period maximum 72.3 years2024
Period minimum 56.8 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1960–2024556065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 56.8 years1962: 57.8 years1964: 59 years1966: 60.1 years1968: 60.8 years1970: 61.4 years1972: 62.1 years1974: 62.9 years1976: 63.5 years1978: 64 years1980: 64.4 years1982: 64.9 years1984: 65.3 years1986: 65.6 years1988: 65.5 years1990: 65.6 years1992: 66.3 years1994: 67 years1996: 67.5 years1998: 67.9 years2000: 69.2 years2002: 70.2 years2004: 70.9 years2006: 71.4 years2008: 71.5 years2010: 71.5 years2012: 71.4 years2014: 71.2 years2016: 71.2 years2018: 71.3 years2020: 71.2 years2022: 70.3 years2024: 72.3 years
Change over the period: +15.4 (+27.17%) Average annual rate: 0.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.3 years
World 73.5 years
Caribbean computed 73.1 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 72.3 +0.1 +0.19%
2023 72.1 +1.8 +2.61%
2022 70.3 +1 +1.5%
2021 69.3 −1.9 −2.68%
2020 71.2 −0.4 −0.5%
2019 71.5 +0.2 +0.29%
2018 71.3 +0.1 +0.07%
2017 71.3 +0.1 +0.08%
2016 71.2 +0 +0.02%
2015 71.2 −0 −0.02%
2014 71.2 −0.1 −0.09%
2013 71.3 −0.1 −0.1%
2012 71.4 −0 −0.05%
2011 71.4 −0.1 −0.07%
2010 71.5 −0 −0.05%
2009 71.5 +0 +0.01%
2008 71.5 +0 +0.06%
2007 71.4 +0.1 +0.11%
2006 71.4 +0.2 +0.29%
2005 71.2 +0.2 +0.33%
2004 70.9 +0.3 +0.43%
2003 70.6 +0.4 +0.6%
2002 70.2 +0.4 +0.61%
2001 69.8 +0.5 +0.75%
2000 69.2 +0.5 +0.76%
1999 68.7 +0.8 +1.23%
1998 67.9 +0.1 +0.12%
1997 67.8 +0.3 +0.48%
1996 67.5 +0.3 +0.38%
1995 67.2 +0.2 +0.34%
1994 67 +0.3 +0.44%
1993 66.7 +0.4 +0.56%
1992 66.3 +0.4 +0.58%
1991 66 +0.3 +0.48%
1990 65.6 +0.2 +0.29%
1989 65.5 −0 −0%
1988 65.5 −0.1 −0.1%
1987 65.5 −0 −0.06%
1986 65.6 +0.1 +0.11%
1985 65.5 +0.1 +0.23%
1984 65.3 +0.2 +0.33%
1983 65.1 +0.3 +0.39%
1982 64.9 +0.2 +0.38%
1981 64.6 +0.2 +0.36%
1980 64.4 +0.2 +0.29%
1979 64.2 +0.2 +0.32%
1978 64 +0.3 +0.42%
1977 63.7 +0.2 +0.38%
1976 63.5 +0.3 +0.47%
1975 63.2 +0.3 +0.48%
1974 62.9 +0.4 +0.59%
1973 62.5 +0.4 +0.61%
1972 62.1 +0.4 +0.64%
1971 61.7 +0.4 +0.6%
1970 61.4 +0.3 +0.48%
1969 61.1 +0.3 +0.5%
1968 60.8 +0.3 +0.55%
1967 60.4 +0.4 +0.61%
1966 60.1 +0.5 +0.82%
1965 59.6 +0.6 +0.94%
1964 59 +0.6 +1.04%
1963 58.4 +0.6 +1.02%
1962 57.8 +0.5 +0.88%
1961 57.3 +0.5 +0.88%
1960 56.8

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.