Saint Helena vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Saint Helena
5.99 years
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6.02 years
in 2023
Saint Helena rank
27th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Saint Helena
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.02 years against 5.99 years in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.

Saint Helena ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Helena Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 2.7 years 1.25 years 1.44 years Saint Helena
1960s 3.05 years 1.94 years 1.11 years Saint Helena
1970s 3.28 years 2.75 years 0.5352 years Saint Helena
1980s 3.67 years 2.15 years 1.52 years Saint Helena
1990s 4.61 years 2.65 years 1.96 years Saint Helena
2000s 5.15 years 3.61 years 1.54 years Saint Helena
2010s 5.56 years 5.16 years 0.3973 years Saint Helena
2020s 5.97 years 6.04 years 0.0647 years Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Saint Helena or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.02 years against 5.99 years in Saint Helena as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Saint Helena and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.03 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Saint Helena and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Saint Helena ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.