Life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total was 78.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands is 78.18 years, 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 78.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.29 years, in 1960.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 66th 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 | 59.37 years | 56.29 years | 62.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.87 years | 62.69 years | 66.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.52 years | 67.11 years | 69.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.8 years | 70.22 years | 73.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.55 years | 73.97 years | 76.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.25 years | 76.78 years | 77.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.77 years | 77.23 years | 78.18 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Turks and Caicos Islands was 78.18 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 78.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.29 years in 1960.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.