India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy at birth, female

India
73.86 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
73.91 years
in 2024
India rank
148th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
147th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • India
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 73.91 years against 73.86 years in India, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

India ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 45.83 years 51.76 years 5.93 years Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 50.14 years 60.45 years 10.31 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 56.33 years 61.56 years 5.23 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 61.27 years 62.73 years 1.46 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 66.09 years 64.74 years 1.35 years India
2010s 70.67 years 69.06 years 1.61 years India
2020s 72.3 years 72.99 years 0.691 years Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 73.91 years against 73.86 years in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.05 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
India ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.