Life expectancy by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Life expectancy by sex was 74.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.32 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
155th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.46 years
in 2020
All-time low
48.84 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 74.32 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 74.46 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.84 years, in 1950.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 155th 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.
Life expectancy by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.84 years | — |
| 1951 | 50.5 years | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 51.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 53 years | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 54.5 years | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 55.96 years | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 56.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 57.49 years | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 58.35 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 58.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 59.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 60.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 60.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 61.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 61.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 62.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 63.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 63.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 64.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 64.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 65.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 65.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 65.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 66.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 66.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 67.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 67.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 68.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 68.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 70.53 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 69.19 years | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 69.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 70.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 71.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 71.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 72.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 72.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 72.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 72.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 72.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 72.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.92 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 72.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 72.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.23 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 74.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.65 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.83 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 74.29 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 74.32 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.56 years | 48.84 years | 58.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.18 years | 59.46 years | 64.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.13 years | 65.19 years | 70.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.02 years | 69.19 years | 72.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.89 years | 72.36 years | 73.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.25 years | 73.05 years | 73.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.88 years | 73.53 years | 74.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.97 years | 72.83 years | 74.46 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Life expectancy by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 74.32 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 74.46 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.84 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.