Sao Tome and Principe vs Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, total

Sao Tome and Principe
69.91 years
in 2024
Yemen
69.44 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
156th
Yemen rank
157th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 69.91 years against 69.44 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.47 years.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 157th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 50.05 years 35.61 years 14.44 years Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 58.16 years 45.05 years 13.1 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 59.68 years 54.46 years 5.23 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 60.69 years 60.29 years 0.4001 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 62.52 years 65 years 2.49 years Yemen
2010s 65.82 years 67.16 years 1.34 years Yemen
2020s 68.97 years 67.83 years 1.14 years Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Sao Tome and Principe or Yemen?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 69.91 years against 69.44 years in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
0.47 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 157th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.