St. Lucia — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for St. Lucia, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for St. Lucia was 72.8 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 73.0 in 2008. The lowest was 57.9 in 1960 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.36% per year.
St. Lucia ranks 127 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 76.0, so St. Lucia sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 32 of 42 economies; Guatemala (72.7) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5% in 2022.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 193 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 99th of 215 in 1960 → 88th of 216 in 1970 → 91st of 216 in 1980 → 89th of 217 in 1990 → 107th of 217 in 2000 → 110th of 217 in 2010 → 119th of 217 in 2020 → 127th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.85 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.67 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 69.12 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 72.31 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.25 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.66 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.52 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.55 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.93 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.68 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.69 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.86 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.96 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.77 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.95 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.96 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.86 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.79 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.54 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.45 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.19 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.71 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.37 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 70.78 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.69 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.68 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.78 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 70.96 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.17 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.08 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.05 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.73 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 70.31 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.01 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 70.03 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.74 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 69.67 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 70.23 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 70.31 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.52 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 69.99 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 68.98 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 68.69 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 67.8 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 67.36 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 67.38 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.96 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 66.2 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 65.91 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 65.42 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 64.57 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 64.65 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 64.49 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 64.29 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 64.03 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 63.75 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 63.16 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 62.53 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 61.92 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 61.34 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 60.54 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 59.88 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 59.1 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 57.87 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Lucia’s Life expectancy in 1961?
59.1 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are St. Lucia’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is St. Lucia’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +25.9% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 72.85; 2023: 72.7; 2022: 72.67; 2021: 69.12; 2020: 72.31. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.