Life expectancy at birth, total in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.91 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
155th
of 217 countries
All-time high
69.91 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.56 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 69.91 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 69.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.56 years, in 1960.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.56 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.19 years | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 46.84 years | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 48.4 years | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 49.74 years | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 51.07 years | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 52.31 years | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 53.45 years | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 54.49 years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 55.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 56.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 56.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 57.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 57.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 58.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 58.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 58.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 58.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 59.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 59.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 59.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 59.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 59.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 59.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 59.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 60.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 57.6 years | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 60.66 years | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 60.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 59.73 years | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 60.71 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 60.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 60.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 60.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.54 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 60.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 60.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 63.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 68.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.24 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 69.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.91 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.05 years | 43.56 years | 55.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.16 years | 56.27 years | 59.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.68 years | 57.6 years | 60.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.69 years | 60.54 years | 60.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.52 years | 61.21 years | 63.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.82 years | 63.87 years | 68.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.97 years | 67.98 years | 69.91 years | 5 |
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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Sao Tome and Principe was 69.91 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 69.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.56 years in 1960.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.