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Mortality in Cayman Islands, by the numbers

Cayman Islands sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 80.6 years of life, 49th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Cayman Islands, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
80.6 yrs
49th of 212
GDP per capita
$99,144
7th highest of 212
Adult obesity
36.8 %
9th highest of 143

8 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Cayman Islands ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 80.6 yrs 49 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 4.9 /1,000 192 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 35.8 /1,000 167 of 212 2023
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 4.8 yrs 113 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 85.5 men/100 women 149 of 212 2024
Adult obesity 36.8 % 9 of 143 2012
Population aged 65+ 9.0 % 102 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $99,144 7 of 212 2023

Measured against the rest of the world, Cayman Islands's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 7th highest GDP per capita in the world ($99,144) and the 9th highest adult obesity in the world (36.8 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Cayman Islands; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.