Sex gap in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sex gap in life expectancy was 7.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.49 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.54 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.91 years
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe is 7.49 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 7.54 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.91 years, in 1952.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.97 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.95 years | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.91 years | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 1.96 years | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 1.94 years | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 1.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.02 years | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 2.08 years | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 2.3 years | +10.5% |
| 1959 | 2.48 years | +8.0% |
| 1960 | 2.72 years | +9.6% |
| 1961 | 2.85 years | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 2.95 years | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.91 years | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 3.04 years | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 3.17 years | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 3.3 years | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 3.46 years | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 3.82 years | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 4.19 years | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 4.53 years | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 4.84 years | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 4.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 4.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 4.69 years | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 4.47 years | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 4.18 years | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 3.98 years | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 3.83 years | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 3.73 years | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 3.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 3.81 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 3.82 years | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.69 years | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.33 years | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 3.53 years | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 3.51 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.43 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.61 years | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 3.71 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.82 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.93 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.04 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 4.12 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.15 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.11 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.07 years | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.12 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.21 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.39 years | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.65 years | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 4.83 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.04 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.13 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.32 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.53 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.77 years | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.96 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.18 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 6.41 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 6.63 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.94 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.09 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.46 years | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 7.32 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.54 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 7.49 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.06 years | 1.91 years | 2.48 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.24 years | 2.72 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.39 years | 3.73 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.66 years | 3.33 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 years | 3.61 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 years | 4.05 years | 5.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 years | 5.13 years | 7.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 years | 7.32 years | 7.54 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.78 years compare
- 22 Uruguay 7.73 years compare
- 23 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.63 years compare
- 25 Poland 7.48 years compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.45 years compare
- 27 Guyana 7.44 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe was 7.49 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 years in 1952.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.