What is life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena?

Life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena was 76.79 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Helena?

The highest recorded value was 77.17 years in 2005.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Helena?

The lowest recorded value was 66.01 years in 1950.

How does Saint Helena rank for life expectancy at birth?

Saint Helena ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Saint Helena?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena

Name: Life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Helena: Life expectancy at birth was 76.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

76.79 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

97th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.17 years

in 2005

All-time low

66.01 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Saint Helena recorded 76.79 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena peaked at 77.17 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.01 years, in 1950.

That places Saint Helena 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	66.98 years	66.01 years	67.69 years	10
1960s	68.15 years	67.73 years	68.61 years	10
1970s	69.1 years	68.6 years	69.72 years	10
1980s	70.64 years	69.86 years	71.34 years	10
1990s	73.27 years	71.54 years	76.04 years	10
2000s	76.28 years	75.73 years	77.17 years	10
2010s	76.15 years	75.2 years	76.68 years	10
2020s	76.79 years	76.73 years	76.89 years	4

Countries ranked near Saint Helena

94 Hungary 77.02 years compare
95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare
96 Curacao 76.8 years compare
98 Serbia 76.77 years compare
99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 years compare
100 Malaysia 76.66 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Saint Helena

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,469 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.79 years (2023)
Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.79 years (2023)
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.9% (2023)
Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.79 years (2023)
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.8208 index (1998)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena?: Life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena was 76.79 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Helena?: The highest recorded value was 77.17 years in 2005.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Helena?: The lowest recorded value was 66.01 years in 1950.
How does Saint Helena rank for life expectancy at birth?: Saint Helena ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Saint Helena?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.