Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 88.1% for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1960.
Cayman Islands ranks 86th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.0% | — |
| 1961 | 59.1% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 60.4% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 65.9% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 72.6% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 88.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 88.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.2% | 58.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.2% | 67.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 75.8% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 82.5% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.2% | 88.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands?
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cayman Islands was 88.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Cayman Islands ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65 if subject to the current age specific mortality rates.