What is life expectancy in Saint Lucia?

Life expectancy in Saint Lucia was 72.7 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 Lucia?

The highest recorded value was 72.96 years in 2008.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Lucia?

The lowest recorded value was 48.29 years in 1950.

How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy?

Saint Lucia ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Lucia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saint Lucia 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 Lucia

Name: Life expectancy in Saint Lucia
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 Lucia: Life expectancy was 72.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.7 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

144th

of 236 countries

All-time high

72.96 years

in 2008

All-time low

48.29 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Saint Lucia, 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 Lucia stood at 72.7 years.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saint Lucia peaked at 72.96 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.29 years, in 1950.

That places Saint Lucia 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	53.93 years	48.29 years	57.32 years	10
1960s	61.41 years	57.87 years	64.03 years	10
1970s	65.72 years	64.29 years	67.38 years	10
1980s	69.59 years	67.8 years	70.52 years	10
1990s	70.75 years	70.01 years	71.17 years	10
2000s	72.26 years	70.78 years	72.96 years	10
2010s	72.69 years	72.25 years	72.96 years	10
2020s	71.7 years	69.12 years	72.7 years	4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare
146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare
147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Saint Lucia

Population ages 15-64, total 131,133 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,229 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,180 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,059 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,032 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,042 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,045 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,072 (2025)

All data for Saint Lucia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Saint Lucia?: Life expectancy in Saint Lucia was 72.7 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 Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 72.96 years in 2008.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 48.29 years in 1950.
How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy?: Saint Lucia ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Lucia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.