Food supply vs. life expectancy in Reunion

Reunion: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 83.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.55 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
16th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.55 years
in 2023
All-time low
47.56 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Reunion, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, food supply vs. life expectancy in Reunion stood at 83.55 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Reunion peaked at 83.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.56 years, in 1950.

Reunion ranks 16th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 52.61 years 47.56 years 56.17 years 10
1960s 60.57 years 57.66 years 62.85 years 10
1970s 65.84 years 63.2 years 68.82 years 10
1980s 72.06 years 69.37 years 73.86 years 10
1990s 75.54 years 74.19 years 76.84 years 10
2000s 78.16 years 77.01 years 80.03 years 10
2010s 81.68 years 80.47 years 82.32 years 10
2020s 82.28 years 81.5 years 83.55 years 4

Countries ranked near Reunion

  1. 13 Spain 83.67 years compare
  2. 15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare
  3. 17 France 83.33 years compare
  4. 18 Norway 83.31 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Reunion?
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Reunion was 83.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Reunion?
The highest recorded value was 83.55 years in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Reunion?
The lowest recorded value was 47.56 years in 1950.
How does Reunion rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
Reunion ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Reunion?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Reunion data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food supply vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.