What is life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands?

Life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands was 75.47 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 United States Virgin Islands?

The highest recorded value was 75.47 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 57.11 years in 1951.

How does United States Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy?

United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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 United States Virgin Islands

Name: Life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands
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)

United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy was 75.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

75.47 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

116th

of 236 countries

All-time high

75.47 years

in 2023

All-time low

57.11 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands, 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

United States Virgin Islands recorded 75.47 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 75.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.11 years, in 1951.

That places United States Virgin Islands 116th 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	61.33 years	57.11 years	64.57 years	10
1960s	63.83 years	61.52 years	65.81 years	10
1970s	67.37 years	65.55 years	68.51 years	10
1980s	69.65 years	68.74 years	70.53 years	10
1990s	71.09 years	70.68 years	71.6 years	10
2000s	72.28 years	71.8 years	72.92 years	10
2010s	74.11 years	73.23 years	74.88 years	10
2020s	74.96 years	74.61 years	75.47 years	4

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

113 Brazil 75.85 years compare
114 Armenia 75.68 years compare
115 Bulgaria 75.64 years compare
117 Brunei 75.33 years compare
118 Morocco 75.31 years compare
119 Cook Islands 75.28 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for United States Virgin Islands

Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 476 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 464 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 420 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 466 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 419 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 471 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 419 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 435 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 483 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 426 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands?: Life expectancy in United States Virgin Islands was 75.47 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 United States Virgin Islands?: The highest recorded value was 75.47 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in United States Virgin Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 57.11 years in 1951.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for life expectancy?: United States Virgin Islands ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.