Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 80.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.62 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.89 years
in 2022
All-time low
67.87 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 80.62 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Helena peaked at 80.89 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.87 years, in 1950.
Saint Helena ranks 81st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.87 years | — |
| 1951 | 68.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 68.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 68.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 69.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 69.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 69.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 69.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 69.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 69.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 70.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 70.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 70.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 70.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 70.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 71.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 71.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 71.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 71.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 71.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 72.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 72.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 73.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 73.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 74.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 74.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.74 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 77.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 78.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 79.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 78.49 years | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.46 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 79.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.41 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 80.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.15 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 79.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.31 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.26 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.64 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 78.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.36 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 80.62 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.08 years | 67.87 years | 69.98 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.68 years | 70.06 years | 71.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.83 years | 71.29 years | 72.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.46 years | 72.63 years | 74.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.38 years | 74.39 years | 79.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.32 years | 78.46 years | 80.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.75 years | 78.64 years | 80.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.64 years | 80.36 years | 80.89 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Helena?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saint Helena was 80.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 80.89 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.87 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Helena rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Saint Helena ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.