Life Expectancy at Birth in St. Lucia
St. Lucia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 72.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in St. Lucia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
St. Lucia recorded 72.85 for life expectancy at birth in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in St. Lucia peaked at 72.96 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 57.87, in 1960.
That places St. Lucia 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.41 | 57.87 | 64.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.72 | 64.29 | 67.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.59 | 67.8 | 70.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.75 | 70.01 | 71.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.26 | 70.78 | 72.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.69 | 72.25 | 72.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.93 | 69.12 | 72.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near St. Lucia
- 124 Tonga 73.07 compare
- 125 Honduras 73.04 compare
- 126 American Samoa 72.99 compare
- 128 Guatemala 72.75 compare
- 129 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 72.67 compare
- 130 Syrian Arab Republic 72.56 compare
More gender data for St. Lucia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,035 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in St. Lucia?
- Life expectancy at birth in St. Lucia was 72.85 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in St. Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.96 in 2008.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in St. Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.87 in 1960.
- How does St. Lucia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- St. Lucia ranks 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in St. Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this St. Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.