What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Reunion?

The highest recorded value was 83.55 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Reunion?

The lowest recorded value was 47.56 years in 1950.

How does Reunion rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?

Reunion ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Reunion?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Reunion data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Reunion

Name: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Reunion
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Reunion: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 83.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.55 years

Change on year

up 2.5%

World rank

16th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.55 years

in 2023

All-time low

47.56 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Reunion, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Reunion is 83.55 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Reunion peaked at 83.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.56 years, in 1950.

That places Reunion 16th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	52.61 years	47.56 years	56.18 years	10
1960s	60.57 years	57.66 years	62.85 years	10
1970s	65.84 years	63.2 years	68.82 years	10
1980s	72.06 years	69.37 years	73.86 years	10
1990s	75.54 years	74.19 years	76.84 years	10
2000s	78.16 years	77.01 years	80.03 years	10
2010s	81.68 years	80.47 years	82.32 years	10
2020s	82.28 years	81.5 years	83.55 years	4

Countries ranked near Reunion

13 Spain 83.67 years compare
15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare
17 France 83.33 years compare
18 Norway 83.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Reunion

Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,035 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.55 years (2023)
Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.55 years (2023)
Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.8% (2023)
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.9503 index (1994)
Maternal mortality ratio 15.12 deaths per 100,000 live births (2016)

All data for Reunion →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Reunion?: Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Reunion was 83.55 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Reunion?: The highest recorded value was 83.55 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Reunion?: The lowest recorded value was 47.56 years in 1950.
How does Reunion rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?: Reunion ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Reunion?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Reunion data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.