Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 73.87 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.87 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
98th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.37 years
in 2005
All-time low
64.34 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 73.87 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Saint Helena peaked at 74.37 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 64.34 years, in 1950.
That places Saint Helena 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.34 years | — |
| 1951 | 64.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 64.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 64.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 64.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 65.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 65.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 65.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 65.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 65.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 65.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 65.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 65.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 65.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 65.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 65.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 65.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 65.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 65.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 65.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 65.92 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 65.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 66.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 66.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 66.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 66.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 66.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 66.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 66.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 66.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 67.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 67.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 67.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 67.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 67.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 67.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 67.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 68.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 68.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 68.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 69.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 69.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 69.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 69.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.21 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 72.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 72.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 73.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 74.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.85 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 72.82 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 73.25 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.81 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.66 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.87 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.91 years | 64.34 years | 65.33 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.6 years | 65.34 years | 65.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.35 years | 65.92 years | 66.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.7 years | 67.02 years | 68.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.18 years | 68.6 years | 72.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5 years | 72.82 years | 74.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.42 years | 72.63 years | 73.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.92 years | 73.66 years | 74.08 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,469 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.79 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.9% (2023)
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- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.79 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Saint Helena?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Saint Helena was 73.87 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 74.37 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.34 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Helena rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Saint Helena ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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