Births and deaths per year in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Births and deaths per year was 88 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
88 deaths
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
88 deaths
in 2023
All-time low
41 deaths
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 88 deaths for births and deaths per year in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Saint Helena peaked at 88 deaths in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41 deaths, in 1963.
That places Saint Helena 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 53 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1952 | 54 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 52 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 50 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 46 deaths | -8.0% |
| 1956 | 45 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 46 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 46 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 43 deaths | -6.5% |
| 1960 | 43 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 44 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 42 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 41 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 43 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 44 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 43 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 46 deaths | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 45 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 47 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 48 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 48 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 47 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 47 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 46 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 47 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 47 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 47 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 48 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 48 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 46 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 47 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 49 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 51 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 53 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 56 deaths | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 54 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 50 deaths | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 53 deaths | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 54 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 52 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 52 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 54 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 51 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 48 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 45 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 45 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 50 deaths | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 50 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 43 deaths | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 46 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 52 deaths | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 58 deaths | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 60 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 63 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 60 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 61 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 62 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 64 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 76 deaths | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 75 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 73 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 69 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 72 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 74 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 75 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83 deaths | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 82 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 88 deaths | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49 deaths | 43 deaths | 55 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.8 deaths | 41 deaths | 47 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.3 deaths | 46 deaths | 48 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2 deaths | 46 deaths | 56 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7 deaths | 43 deaths | 54 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 52 deaths | 43 deaths | 63 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6 deaths | 60 deaths | 76 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 deaths | 75 deaths | 88 deaths | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Helena
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.9% (2023)
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.8208 index (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Saint Helena?
- Births and deaths per year in Saint Helena was 88 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 88 deaths in 2023.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 deaths in 1963.
- How does Saint Helena rank for births and deaths per year?
- Saint Helena ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.