Life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 76.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia stood at 76.45 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 76.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.65 years, in 1960.
Saint Lucia ranks 125th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 63.24 years | 59.65 years | 65.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.9 years | 66.13 years | 69.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.83 years | 69.64 years | 72.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.86 years | 72 years | 73.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.23 years | 73.04 years | 76.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.85 years | 75.43 years | 76.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.63 years | 72.92 years | 76.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 76.6 years compare
- 123 Tonga 76.54 years compare
- 124 El Salvador 76.49 years compare
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.16 years compare
- 127 American Samoa 75.99 years compare
- 128 North Korea 75.88 years compare
More health data for Saint Lucia
- Population ages 65 and above, female 10,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,262 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,253 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 73.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 1,326 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 131,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Saint Lucia was 76.45 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.65 years in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.