Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands is 88.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1960.
That places Cayman Islands 86th out of 215 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.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.0% | — |
| 1961 | 59.1% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 60.4% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 65.9% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 72.6% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 88.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 88.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.2% | 58.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.2% | 67.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 75.8% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 82.5% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.2% | 88.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More gender data for Cayman Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 424 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 440 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 433 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 448 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 442 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 457 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 452 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 467 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 428 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 440 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands was 88.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Cayman Islands ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.