Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for St. Lucia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for St. Lucia was 72.7 years. A difference of +0.03 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for St. Lucia were 69.31 years and 76.3 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 St. Lucia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for St. Lucia (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for St. Lucia (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	57.87	55.84	59.65
1961	59.1	56.9	61.04
1962	59.88	57.68	61.82
1963	60.54	58.38	62.44
1964	61.34	59.19	63.23
1965	61.92	59.83	63.76
1966	62.53	60.47	64.33
1967	63.16	61.14	64.92
1968	63.75	61.84	65.41
1969	64.03	62.02	65.78
1970	64.29	62.2	66.13
1971	64.49	62.33	66.4
1972	64.65	62.37	66.66
1973	64.57	62.57	66.33
1974	65.42	63.22	67.36
1975	65.91	63.33	68.2
1976	66.2	63.32	68.78
1977	66.96	63.8	69.79
1978	67.38	64.71	69.79
1979	67.36	64.92	69.59
1980	67.8	65.78	69.64
1981	68.69	66.47	70.71
1982	68.98	66.94	70.82
1983	69.99	67.9	71.87
1984	70.52	67.94	72.9
1985	70.31	67.44	72.98
1986	70.23	67.33	72.92
1987	69.67	67	72.12
1988	69.74	67.25	71.97
1989	70.03	67.51	72.35
1990	70.01	67.71	72.15
1991	70.31	67.96	72.54
1992	70.73	67.93	73.47
1993	71.05	68.36	73.65
1994	71.08	68.49	73.55
1995	71.17	68.57	73.67
1996	70.96	68.81	72.97
1997	70.78	69.21	72.16
1998	70.68	69.18	72
1999	70.69	68.81	72.46
2000	70.78	68.5	73.04
2001	71.37	68.71	74.09
2002	71.71	68.75	74.79
2003	72.19	69.19	75.31
2004	72.45	69.44	75.58
2005	72.54	69.52	75.68
2006	72.79	69.78	75.92
2007	72.86	69.93	75.89
2008	72.96	70.12	75.92
2009	72.95	69.95	76.13
2010	72.77	70.06	75.63
2011	72.96	70.42	75.61
2012	72.86	70.39	75.43
2013	72.69	69.97	75.57
2014	72.68	69.73	75.83
2015	72.93	70.02	76.04
2016	72.55	69.47	75.87
2017	72.52	69.19	76.16
2018	72.66	69.32	76.27
2019	72.25	68.74	76.09
2020	72.31	68.76	76.19
2021	69.12	65.77	72.92
2022	72.67	69.27	76.3
2023	72.7	69.31	76.3