Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — United States Virgin Islands

Life expectancy at birth in the United States Virgin Islands in 2024 — 80.8 years. Ranked 49 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28.7%.

2024 80.8 years +0.31% vs 2023
World rank 49of 217
Period maximum 80.8 years2024
Period minimum 61.4 years1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — United States Virgin Islands, 1960–202460657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 62.7 years1962: 62.7 years1964: 64.1 years1966: 63.7 years1968: 65.2 years1970: 66.5 years1972: 65.6 years1974: 67.4 years1976: 67.9 years1978: 68.3 years1980: 68.7 years1982: 69.1 years1984: 69.5 years1986: 69.9 years1988: 70.4 years1990: 70.7 years1992: 71 years1994: 71.2 years1996: 71.6 years1998: 71.2 years2000: 76.6 years2002: 77.5 years2004: 77.8 years2006: 78.3 years2008: 77.2 years2010: 77.9 years2012: 78.5 years2014: 78.9 years2016: 79.2 years2018: 79.5 years2020: 79.8 years2022: 80.3 years2024: 80.8 years
Change over the period: +18 (+28.73%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands 80.8 years
World 73.5 years
Caribbean computed 73.1 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.8 +0.3 +0.31%
2023 80.5 +0.2 +0.25%
2022 80.3 +0.3 +0.31%
2021 80.1 +0.2 +0.31%
2020 79.8 +0.2 +0.19%
2019 79.7 +0.1 +0.19%
2018 79.5 +0.2 +0.19%
2017 79.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2016 79.2 +0.2 +0.19%
2015 79 +0.1 +0.19%
2014 78.9 +0.2 +0.19%
2013 78.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2012 78.5 +0.2 +0.26%
2011 78.3 +0.5 +0.58%
2010 77.9 +0.4 +0.45%
2009 77.5 +0.4 +0.46%
2008 77.2 +0.3 +0.39%
2007 76.9 −1.5 −1.87%
2006 78.3 +0.9 +1.17%
2005 77.4 −0.4 −0.45%
2004 77.8 +0.3 +0.32%
2003 77.5 +0 +0%
2002 77.5 −0.1 −0.13%
2001 77.6 +1 +1.31%
2000 76.6 +5.5 +7.75%
1999 71.1 −0.1 −0.19%
1998 71.2 +0.3 +0.47%
1997 70.9 −0.7 −0.92%
1996 71.6 +0.4 +0.57%
1995 71.2 −0.1 −0.08%
1994 71.2 +0.1 +0.21%
1993 71.1 +0.1 +0.16%
1992 71 +0.2 +0.22%
1991 70.8 +0.1 +0.18%
1990 70.7 +0.2 +0.22%
1989 70.5 +0.1 +0.19%
1988 70.4 +0.2 +0.31%
1987 70.2 +0.2 +0.34%
1986 69.9 +0.3 +0.42%
1985 69.6 +0.1 +0.21%
1984 69.5 +0.2 +0.28%
1983 69.3 +0.2 +0.33%
1982 69.1 +0.2 +0.3%
1981 68.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1980 68.7 +0.2 +0.34%
1979 68.5 +0.2 +0.29%
1978 68.3 +0.2 +0.28%
1977 68.1 +0.2 +0.29%
1976 67.9 +0.2 +0.29%
1975 67.7 +0.3 +0.4%
1974 67.4 +0.3 +0.4%
1973 67.1 +1.6 +2.4%
1972 65.6 −1.5 −2.28%
1971 67.1 +0.6 +0.9%
1970 66.5 +0.7 +1%
1969 65.8 +0.7 +1.03%
1968 65.2 +0.7 +1.16%
1967 64.4 +0.7 +1.18%
1966 63.7 −1.1 −1.71%
1965 64.8 +0.7 +1.03%
1964 64.1 +2.7 +4.38%
1963 61.4 −1.2 −1.97%
1962 62.7 −0.5 −0.72%
1961 63.1 +0.4 +0.6%
1960 62.7

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.