What is life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 71.23 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?

The highest recorded value was 71.23 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

The lowest recorded value was 46.9 years in 1950.

How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for life expectancy?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines

Name: Life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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 Vincent and the Grenadines: Life expectancy was 71.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.23 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

161st

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.23 years

in 2023

All-time low

46.9 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 71.23 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 71.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.9 years, in 1950.

That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 161st 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	52.88 years	46.9 years	57.77 years	10
1960s	61.22 years	58.57 years	63.53 years	10
1970s	65.96 years	64.03 years	69.34 years	10
1980s	69.45 years	67.98 years	70.65 years	10
1990s	70.53 years	70.26 years	70.74 years	10
2000s	70.49 years	70.35 years	70.71 years	10
2010s	70.64 years	70.09 years	71.02 years	10
2020s	70.29 years	69.13 years	71.23 years	4

Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare
159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare
162 Moldova 71.2 years compare
163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
164 Dominica 71.13 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 705 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 789 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 751 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 785 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 671 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 724 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 763 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 651 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 681 (2025)
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 715 (2025)

All data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: Life expectancy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 71.23 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?: The highest recorded value was 71.23 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: The lowest recorded value was 46.9 years in 1950.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for life expectancy?: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.