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Isle of Man: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 81.1 yrs (2024), 46th of 217 in the world and 27th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 83.2 yrs (2024), 48th of 217 in the world and 28th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 79.0 yrs (2024), 45th of 217 in the world and 27th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Health: Isle of Man in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 81.1 yrs2024 | 46/217 | 27/58 | 74.8 yrs | 79.6 yrs | 80.6 yrs | +1.1%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 83.2 yrs2024 | 48/217 | 28/58 | 77.3 yrs | 81.2 yrs | 82.7 yrs | +1.8%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 79.0 yrs2024 | 45/217 | 27/58 | 72.4 yrs | 78.0 yrs | 78.5 yrs | +0.6%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.452010 | — | — | · | 1.45 | · | — | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 16/206 | 10/56 | · | 98.7% | 99.6% | +1.2 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 6/203 | 3/54 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% |
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.1%81.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.8%83.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.6%79.0 yrs in 2024
- Basic water+1.2 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Isle of Man and its nearest countries
Isle of Man has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Isle of Man | Ireland | United Kingdom | Channel Islands | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.1 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 81.2 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 83.2 yrs2024 | 84.7 yrs2024 | 83.3 yrs2024 | 83.3 yrs2024 | 83.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 79.0 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 79.5 yrs2024 | 79.1 yrs2024 | 80.6 yrs2024 |
| Physicians | 1.452010 | 3.882023 | 3.302023 | — | 3.882022 |
| Basic water | 100.0%2024 | 97.1%2024 | 100.0%2024 | — | 100.0%2024 |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0%2024 | 89.7%2024 | 99.1%2024 | — | 97.7%2024 |