Life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states
Other small states: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states is 73.81 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states peaked at 73.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.32 years, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.87 years | 57.32 years | 60.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.7 years | 59.85 years | 61.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.37 years | 61.9 years | 65.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.01 years | 64.76 years | 65.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.53 years | 66.44 years | 69.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.22 years | 69.57 years | 72.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.92 years | 71.77 years | 73.81 years | 5 |
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 65 and above, female 783,187 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 23.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 1.48 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 596,343 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.54 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 4.46 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Other small states was 73.81 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 73.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.32 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.