Life expectancy at birth who gho in Singapore

Singapore: Life expectancy at birth who gho was 83.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
83.86
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
84
in 2020
All-time low
78.52
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Life expectancy at birth who gho in Singapore, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 78.52001: 79.12002: 79.32003: 79.62004: 80.32005: 80.52006: 812007: 80.62008: 812009: 81.62010: 81.82011: 822012: 82.22013: 82.42014: 82.62015: 82.82016: 83.22017: 83.22018: 83.52019: 83.92020: 842021: 83.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 83.86 for life expectancy at birth who gho in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth who gho in Singapore peaked at 84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.52, in 2000.

Singapore ranks 2nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth who gho in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth who gho in Singapore, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 78.52
2001 79.14 +0.8%
2002 79.34 +0.2%
2003 79.61 +0.3%
2004 80.34 +0.9%
2005 80.54 +0.3%
2006 80.98 +0.5%
2007 80.58 -0.5%
2008 80.98 +0.5%
2009 81.58 +0.7%
2010 81.76 +0.2%
2011 81.96 +0.2%
2012 82.22 +0.3%
2013 82.37 +0.2%
2014 82.61 +0.3%
2015 82.85 +0.3%
2016 83.24 +0.5%
2017 83.22 -0.0%
2018 83.51 +0.3%
2019 83.9 +0.5%
2020 84 +0.1%
2021 83.86 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.16 78.52 81.58 10
2010s 82.76 81.76 83.9 10
2020s 83.93 83.86 84 2

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 1 Japan 84.46 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Korea 83.8 compare
  3. 4 Switzerland 83.33 compare
  4. 5 Australia 83.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth who gho in Singapore?
Life expectancy at birth who gho in Singapore was 83.86 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 84 in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 78.52 in 2000.
How does Singapore rank for life expectancy at birth who gho?
Singapore ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is life expectancy at birth who gho rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy at birth who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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