Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Dominica

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Dominica was 71.13 years. A difference of +0.05 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Dominica were 68.21 years and 74.55 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Dominica for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Dominica (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Dominica (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	60.08	58.68	61.3
1961	61.02	59.6	62.26
1962	61.89	60.29	63.27
1963	62.61	60.79	64.17
1964	63.28	61.29	64.97
1965	63.91	61.88	65.64
1966	64.46	62.38	66.22
1967	64.86	62.8	66.59
1968	65.28	63.31	66.94
1969	65.7	63.8	67.3
1970	66.21	64.28	67.83
1971	66.76	64.74	68.48
1972	67.47	65.29	69.33
1973	68.1	65.78	70.1
1974	68.58	66.16	70.7
1975	69.06	66.63	71.2
1976	69.41	67.01	71.54
1977	69.72	67.37	71.8
1978	70.11	67.86	72.13
1979	69.19	67.44	70.74
1980	71.01	69.06	72.76
1981	71.46	69.62	73.11
1982	71.75	69.98	73.34
1983	72.01	70.19	73.65
1984	71.91	69.94	73.73
1985	71.92	69.59	74.14
1986	71.67	69.02	74.28
1987	71.37	68.5	74.24
1988	70.97	68.01	73.98
1989	70.66	67.68	73.71
1990	70.47	67.54	73.48
1991	70.4	67.58	73.28
1992	70.47	67.65	73.36
1993	70.61	67.77	73.53
1994	70.78	67.93	73.69
1995	70.83	68.02	73.72
1996	71.04	68.23	73.94
1997	71.19	68.44	74.03
1998	71.35	68.64	74.16
1999	71.53	68.86	74.3
2000	71.72	69.08	74.46
2001	71.86	69.24	74.62
2002	71.93	69.31	74.69
2003	71.94	69.35	74.69
2004	71.99	69.4	74.74
2005	72.02	69.44	74.79
2006	72.01	69.43	74.79
2007	71.9	69.32	74.72
2008	71.94	69.33	74.84
2009	71.83	69.22	74.76
2010	71.68	69.09	74.6
2011	71.52	68.97	74.42
2012	71.39	68.88	74.21
2013	71.23	68.78	74.01
2014	71.19	68.67	73.95
2015	69.97	67.76	72.4
2016	71.19	68.56	74.1
2017	68.62	66.59	70.94
2018	71.38	68.76	74.42
2019	71.31	68.56	74.51
2020	71.27	68.44	74.59
2021	69.83	67.16	73.03
2022	71.08	68.12	74.57
2023	71.13	68.21	74.55