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Food supply vs. life expectancy in Singapore

Singapore: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 83.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.74 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
11th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
54.09 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

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

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

Analysis

Singapore recorded 83.74 years for food supply vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Singapore peaked at 83.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.09 years, in 1950.

Singapore ranks 11th 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.

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Singapore, year by year

Year years Change
1950 54.09 years —
1951 55.26 years +2.2%
1952 56.43 years +2.1%
1953 57.47 years +1.8%
1954 59.42 years +3.4%
1955 61.21 years +3.0%
1956 62.62 years +2.3%
1957 63.39 years +1.2%
1958 64.03 years +1.0%
1959 64.79 years +1.2%
1960 65.3 years +0.8%
1961 65.69 years +0.6%
1962 66.09 years +0.6%
1963 66.49 years +0.6%
1964 66.71 years +0.3%
1965 66.94 years +0.3%
1966 67.24 years +0.4%
1967 67.33 years +0.1%
1968 67.66 years +0.5%
1969 68.08 years +0.6%
1970 68.5 years +0.6%
1971 68.8 years +0.4%
1972 68.96 years +0.2%
1973 69.36 years +0.6%
1974 69.71 years +0.5%
1975 70.23 years +0.8%
1976 70.57 years +0.5%
1977 70.88 years +0.4%
1978 71.16 years +0.4%
1979 71.36 years +0.3%
1980 71.53 years +0.2%
1981 71.75 years +0.3%
1982 72.02 years +0.4%
1983 72.42 years +0.6%
1984 72.6 years +0.3%
1985 73.12 years +0.7%
1986 73.56 years +0.6%
1987 74.03 years +0.6%
1988 74.05 years +0.0%
1989 74.33 years +0.4%
1990 74.6 years +0.4%
1991 75.06 years +0.6%
1992 75.33 years +0.4%
1993 75.53 years +0.3%
1994 75.63 years +0.1%
1995 75.72 years +0.1%
1996 76.05 years +0.4%
1997 76.39 years +0.4%
1998 76.85 years +0.6%
1999 77.27 years +0.5%
2000 77.75 years +0.6%
2001 78.27 years +0.7%
2002 78.74 years +0.6%
2003 79.18 years +0.6%
2004 79.66 years +0.6%
2005 80.27 years +0.8%
2006 80.64 years +0.5%
2007 80.89 years +0.3%
2008 81.1 years +0.3%
2009 81.43 years +0.4%
2010 81.65 years +0.3%
2011 81.94 years +0.4%
2012 82.21 years +0.3%
2013 82.47 years +0.3%
2014 82.61 years +0.2%
2015 82.75 years +0.2%
2016 82.9 years +0.2%
2017 83.09 years +0.2%
2018 83.38 years +0.3%
2019 83.66 years +0.3%
2020 83.66 years -0.0%
2021 83.48 years -0.2%
2022 82.92 years -0.7%
2023 83.74 years +1.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 83.74 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 83.74 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 59.87 years 54.09 years 64.79 years 10
1960s 66.75 years 65.3 years 68.08 years 10
1970s 69.95 years 68.5 years 71.36 years 10
1980s 72.94 years 71.53 years 74.33 years 10
1990s 75.84 years 74.6 years 77.27 years 10
2000s 79.79 years 77.75 years 81.43 years 10
2010s 82.67 years 81.65 years 83.66 years 10
2020s 83.45 years 82.92 years 83.74 years 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 8 Andorra 84.04 years compare
  2. 9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
  3. 10 Australia 83.92 years compare
  4. 12 Italy 83.72 years compare
  5. 13 Spain 83.67 years compare
  6. 14 Liechtenstein 83.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Singapore?
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Singapore was 83.74 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 Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 83.74 years in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 54.09 years in 1950.
How does Singapore rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
Singapore ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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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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.