Life expectancy at birth, total in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Antigua and Barbuda is 77.77 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 77.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.63 years, in 1960.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 75th 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 | 65.78 years | 62.63 years | 68.83 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.21 years | 69.37 years | 72.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.65 years | 73.09 years | 73.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.74 years | 73.39 years | 74.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.49 years | 74.82 years | 76.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77 years | 76.7 years | 77.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.44 years | 77.16 years | 77.77 years | 5 |
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More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 623 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 631 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4,738 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 631 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 639 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 614 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 572 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Antigua and Barbuda was 77.77 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 77.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.63 years in 1960.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.