Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Life expectancy vs. health spending 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
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Helena stood at 76.79 years.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Helena peaked at 77.17 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.01 years, in 1950.
Saint Helena ranks 97th 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 vs. health spending in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 66.01 years | — |
| 1951 | 66.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 66.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 66.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 67.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 67.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 67.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 67.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 67.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 67.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 67.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 67.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 67.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 67.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 68.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 68.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 68.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 68.43 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 68.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 68.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 68.6 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 68.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 68.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 68.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 68.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 69.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 69.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 69.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 69.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 70.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 70.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 70.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 71.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 72.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 72.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 73.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 74.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.33 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 76.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 75.75 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 77.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 77.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.82 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.73 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.24 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.77 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.73 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.79 years | +0.1% |
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 |
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More health data for Saint Helena
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,469 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.79 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Helena?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 77.17 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.01 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Helena rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Saint Helena ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.