What is life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 72.14 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The highest recorded value was 72.14 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The lowest recorded value was 54.78 years in 1950.

How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for life expectancy?

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name: Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Life expectancy was 72.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.14 years

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

149th

of 236 countries

All-time high

72.14 years

in 2023

All-time low

54.78 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 72.14 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 72.14 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.78 years, in 1950.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 149th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	56.01 years	54.78 years	56.55 years	10
1960s	59.15 years	56.84 years	61.08 years	10
1970s	62.93 years	61.37 years	64.2 years	10
1980s	65.18 years	64.38 years	65.55 years	10
1990s	67.08 years	65.64 years	68.73 years	10
2000s	70.77 years	69.25 years	71.49 years	10
2010s	71.33 years	71.21 years	71.54 years	10
2020s	70.73 years	69.27 years	72.14 years	4

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare
147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare
148 Iraq 72.32 years compare
150 Syria 72.12 years compare
151 El Salvador 72.1 years compare
152 India 72 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Population, male 22,434 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 328 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 305 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 342 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 235 (2025)
Population, male 47.8% (2025)
Population, female 52.2% (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 337 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 26.2% (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 235 (2025)

All data for Saint Kitts and Nevis →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 72.14 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The highest recorded value was 72.14 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The lowest recorded value was 54.78 years in 1950.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for life expectancy?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.