Life expectancy men women in Singapore
Singapore: Life expectancy men women was 86.24 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.24
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 229 countries
All-time high
86.24
in 2023
All-time low
59.16
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Singapore, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 86.24 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Singapore peaked at 86.24 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.16, in 1950.
Singapore ranks 10th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy men women in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.16 | — |
| 1951 | 60.33 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 61.47 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 62.58 | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 63.99 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 65.31 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 66.15 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 66.99 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 67.76 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 68.56 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 69.14 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 69.52 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 70 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 70.47 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 70.68 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 70.85 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.12 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 71.21 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.52 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 71.76 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.05 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 72.29 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 72.44 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 72.7 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 73.15 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 73.64 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 74.06 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 74.19 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 74.33 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 74.39 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 74.56 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.86 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 75.22 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 75.64 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 75.61 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 76.08 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 76.23 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.79 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 76.77 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.13 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 77.36 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.02 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 78.28 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.45 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 78.41 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.49 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.86 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 79.26 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.86 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 80.22 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.69 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.17 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.7 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.1 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.57 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.23 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 83.47 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.61 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.67 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.88 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.94 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.2 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.44 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.61 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.75 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.93 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.11 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.29 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.54 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.79 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.92 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.87 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.67 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.24 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 | 59.16 | 68.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.63 | 69.14 | 71.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.32 | 72.05 | 74.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.89 | 74.56 | 77.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.72 | 77.36 | 80.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.61 | 80.69 | 83.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.86 | 83.94 | 85.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.92 | 85.67 | 86.24 | 4 |
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More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,924 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1421 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4835 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Singapore?
- Life expectancy men women in Singapore was 86.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 86.24 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.16 in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for life expectancy men women?
- Singapore ranks 10th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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