Life expectancy men women in Reunion

Reunion: Life expectancy men women was 86.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
86.33
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
86.33
in 2023
All-time low
50.21
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy men women in Reunion, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Reunion recorded 86.33 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Reunion peaked at 86.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.21, in 1950.

That places Reunion 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Life expectancy men women in Reunion, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy men women in Reunion, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 50.21 —
1951 51.39 +2.3%
1952 52.91 +3.0%
1953 54.3 +2.6%
1954 55.76 +2.7%
1955 56.81 +1.9%
1956 57.57 +1.3%
1957 57.65 +0.1%
1958 58.09 +0.8%
1959 59.03 +1.6%
1960 60.71 +2.9%
1961 62 +2.1%
1962 62.79 +1.3%
1963 63.27 +0.8%
1964 63.72 +0.7%
1965 64.41 +1.1%
1966 64.83 +0.7%
1967 65.57 +1.1%
1968 65.98 +0.6%
1969 66.6 +0.9%
1970 67.06 +0.7%
1971 67.65 +0.9%
1972 68.27 +0.9%
1973 68.86 +0.9%
1974 69.49 +0.9%
1975 70.16 +1.0%
1976 70.81 +0.9%
1977 71.45 +0.9%
1978 72.09 +0.9%
1979 72.78 +0.9%
1980 73.32 +0.7%
1981 74.37 +1.4%
1982 75.27 +1.2%
1983 75.97 +0.9%
1984 76.57 +0.8%
1985 76.95 +0.5%
1986 77.39 +0.6%
1987 77.61 +0.3%
1988 77.98 +0.5%
1989 78.19 +0.3%
1990 78.53 +0.4%
1991 78.81 +0.4%
1992 79.09 +0.4%
1993 79.29 +0.3%
1994 79.65 +0.5%
1995 79.95 +0.4%
1996 80.26 +0.4%
1997 80.56 +0.4%
1998 80.78 +0.3%
1999 80.96 +0.2%
2000 81.1 +0.2%
2001 81.25 +0.2%
2002 81.44 +0.2%
2003 81.58 +0.2%
2004 81.65 +0.1%
2005 81.72 +0.1%
2006 81.99 +0.3%
2007 82.48 +0.6%
2008 83.02 +0.7%
2009 83.5 +0.6%
2010 83.81 +0.4%
2011 84.12 +0.4%
2012 84.38 +0.3%
2013 84.64 +0.3%
2014 84.8 +0.2%
2015 84.92 +0.1%
2016 84.97 +0.1%
2017 85.01 +0.0%
2018 85.23 +0.3%
2019 85.41 +0.2%
2020 85.41 +0.0%
2021 84.45 -1.1%
2022 84.33 -0.2%
2023 86.33 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 55.37 50.21 59.03 10
1960s 63.99 60.71 66.6 10
1970s 69.86 67.06 72.78 10
1980s 76.36 73.32 78.19 10
1990s 79.79 78.53 80.96 10
2000s 81.97 81.1 83.5 10
2010s 84.73 83.81 85.41 10
2020s 85.13 84.33 86.33 4

Countries ranked near Reunion

  1. 5 San Marino 87.1 compare
  2. 6 Saint Barthelemy 86.81 compare
  3. 7 French Polynesia 86.5 compare
  4. 9 Spain 86.31 compare
  5. 10 Singapore 86.24 compare
  6. 11 Gibraltar 86.14 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy men women in Reunion?
Life expectancy men women in Reunion was 86.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Reunion?
The highest recorded value was 86.33 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Reunion?
The lowest recorded value was 50.21 in 1950.
How does Reunion rank for life expectancy men women?
Reunion ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Reunion?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Reunion data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy men women
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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