Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Life expectancy at birth in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2024 — 71.4 years. Ranked 143 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21.9%.

2024 71.4 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 143of 217
Period maximum 71.4 years2024
Period minimum 58.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–2024556065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 58.6 years1962: 59.9 years1964: 61.1 years1966: 62.1 years1968: 63.1 years1970: 64 years1972: 64.8 years1974: 65.4 years1976: 66.5 years1978: 67.3 years1980: 68 years1982: 68.6 years1984: 69.2 years1986: 70.1 years1988: 70.6 years1990: 70.6 years1992: 70.7 years1994: 70.6 years1996: 70.5 years1998: 70.3 years2000: 70.4 years2002: 70.7 years2004: 70.4 years2006: 70.4 years2008: 70.6 years2010: 70.7 years2012: 70.5 years2014: 70.4 years2016: 70.7 years2018: 71 years2020: 69.6 years2022: 71.2 years2024: 71.4 years
Change over the period: +12.8 (+21.88%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.4 years
World 73.5 years
Caribbean computed 73.1 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.4 +0.2 +0.21%
2023 71.2 +0 +0.05%
2022 71.2 +2.1 +2.98%
2021 69.1 −0.5 −0.68%
2020 69.6 −1.4 −1.96%
2019 71 −0 −0.03%
2018 71 +0 +0.01%
2017 71 +0.3 +0.44%
2016 70.7 +0.2 +0.34%
2015 70.5 +0.1 +0.15%
2014 70.4 +0.3 +0.38%
2013 70.1 −0.4 −0.64%
2012 70.5 −0.1 −0.1%
2011 70.6 −0.1 −0.07%
2010 70.7 −0.1 −0.07%
2009 70.7 +0.1 +0.14%
2008 70.6 +0.2 +0.23%
2007 70.4 +0 +0.02%
2006 70.4 −0 −0.03%
2005 70.5 +0 +0.01%
2004 70.4 +0 +0.02%
2003 70.4 −0.2 −0.32%
2002 70.7 +0.3 +0.39%
2001 70.4 +0 +0.05%
2000 70.4 +0 +0.05%
1999 70.3 +0 +0.07%
1998 70.3 −0.1 −0.17%
1997 70.4 −0.1 −0.12%
1996 70.5 −0.1 −0.15%
1995 70.6 −0 −0.04%
1994 70.6 −0 −0.03%
1993 70.6 −0.1 −0.18%
1992 70.7 +0.1 +0.15%
1991 70.6 −0 −0.01%
1990 70.6 +0 +0%
1989 70.6 +0 +0.06%
1988 70.6 +0.2 +0.25%
1987 70.4 +0.3 +0.46%
1986 70.1 +0.3 +0.48%
1985 69.8 +0.5 +0.76%
1984 69.2 +0.4 +0.65%
1983 68.8 +0.2 +0.31%
1982 68.6 +0.3 +0.43%
1981 68.3 +0.3 +0.46%
1980 68 −1.4 −1.97%
1979 69.3 +2.1 +3.08%
1978 67.3 +0.4 +0.58%
1977 66.9 +0.4 +0.63%
1976 66.5 +0.6 +0.9%
1975 65.9 +0.5 +0.69%
1974 65.4 +0.3 +0.5%
1973 65.1 +0.3 +0.53%
1972 64.8 +0.3 +0.5%
1971 64.4 +0.4 +0.63%
1970 64 +0.5 +0.79%
1969 63.5 +0.5 +0.74%
1968 63.1 +0.5 +0.84%
1967 62.5 +0.4 +0.71%
1966 62.1 +0.5 +0.8%
1965 61.6 +0.5 +0.88%
1964 61.1 +0.5 +0.91%
1963 60.5 +0.6 +1%
1962 59.9 +0.7 +1.1%
1961 59.3 +0.7 +1.21%
1960 58.6

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.