Dominican Republic vs Seychelles: Life expectancy
Dominican Republic
72.89 years
in 2020
Seychelles
73.53 years
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
77th
Seychelles rank
74th
Life expectancy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 73.53 years against 72.89 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.64 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Seychelles ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 77th and Seychelles ranks 74th of 162 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48 years | 58.69 years | 10.69 years | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 53.85 years | 63.88 years | 10.03 years | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 59.9 years | 66.4 years | 6.5 years | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 63.9 years | 67.74 years | 3.84 years | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 68.05 years | 68.77 years | 0.7219 years | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 70.15 years | 70.64 years | 0.4926 years | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 72.52 years | 73.33 years | 0.8109 years | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 72.89 years | 73.53 years | 0.643 years | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Dominican Republic or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 73.53 years against 72.89 years in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Dominican Republic and Seychelles?
- 0.64 years, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Seychelles?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Seychelles rank globally for life expectancy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 77th and Seychelles ranks 74th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.