Life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.45 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
134th
of 215 countries
All-time high
70.42 years
in 2011
All-time low
55.84 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia stood at 69.45 years.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 70.42 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55.84 years, in 1960.

Saint Lucia ranks 134th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 59.33 years 55.84 years 62.02 years 10
1970s 63.28 years 62.2 years 64.92 years 10
1980s 67.16 years 65.78 years 67.94 years 10
1990s 68.5 years 67.7 years 69.21 years 10
2000s 69.39 years 68.5 years 70.12 years 10
2010s 69.73 years 68.74 years 70.42 years 10
2020s 68.51 years 65.77 years 69.45 years 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 131 Vanuatu 69.58 years compare
  2. 132 Uzbekistan 69.56 years compare
  3. 133 Tonga 69.5 years compare
  4. 135 Solomon Islands 69.36 years compare
  5. 136 Indonesia 69.16 years compare
  6. 137 Nepal 69.09 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Saint Lucia was 69.45 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 70.42 years in 2011.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 55.84 years in 1960.
How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Saint Lucia ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.