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Male life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Male life expectancy at birth was 66.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.24 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.24 years
in 2023
All-time low
38.13 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Male life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 66.24 years for male life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 66.24 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.13 years, in 1953.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Male life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Year years Change
1950 38.16 years —
1951 38.16 years +0.0%
1952 38.19 years +0.1%
1953 38.13 years -0.1%
1954 38.18 years +0.1%
1955 38.3 years +0.3%
1956 38.54 years +0.6%
1957 39.08 years +1.4%
1958 39.85 years +2.0%
1959 40.93 years +2.7%
1960 42.28 years +3.3%
1961 43.85 years +3.7%
1962 45.45 years +3.7%
1963 47.02 years +3.5%
1964 48.3 years +2.7%
1965 49.57 years +2.6%
1966 50.74 years +2.4%
1967 51.81 years +2.1%
1968 52.69 years +1.7%
1969 53.42 years +1.4%
1970 54.12 years +1.3%
1971 54.67 years +1.0%
1972 55.15 years +0.9%
1973 55.61 years +0.8%
1974 56.02 years +0.7%
1975 56.42 years +0.7%
1976 56.77 years +0.6%
1977 57.05 years +0.5%
1978 57.28 years +0.4%
1979 57.46 years +0.3%
1980 57.53 years +0.1%
1981 57.58 years +0.1%
1982 57.65 years +0.1%
1983 57.78 years +0.2%
1984 58.03 years +0.4%
1985 58.33 years +0.5%
1986 55.98 years -4.0%
1987 58.93 years +5.3%
1988 59.09 years +0.3%
1989 58.05 years -1.7%
1990 58.94 years +1.5%
1991 58.97 years +0.1%
1992 58.84 years -0.2%
1993 58.7 years -0.2%
1994 58.58 years -0.2%
1995 58.52 years -0.1%
1996 58.53 years +0.0%
1997 58.58 years +0.1%
1998 58.73 years +0.2%
1999 58.94 years +0.4%
2000 59.18 years +0.4%
2001 59.49 years +0.5%
2002 59.82 years +0.6%
2003 60.16 years +0.6%
2004 60.53 years +0.6%
2005 60.37 years -0.3%
2006 60.89 years +0.9%
2007 61.07 years +0.3%
2008 61.11 years +0.1%
2009 61.24 years +0.2%
2010 61.4 years +0.3%
2011 61.58 years +0.3%
2012 61.88 years +0.5%
2013 62.2 years +0.5%
2014 62.68 years +0.8%
2015 63.13 years +0.7%
2016 63.58 years +0.7%
2017 64 years +0.7%
2018 64.4 years +0.6%
2019 64.78 years +0.6%
2020 64.59 years -0.3%
2021 64.66 years +0.1%
2022 65.75 years +1.7%
2023 66.24 years +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 38.75 years 38.13 years 40.93 years 10
1960s 48.52 years 42.28 years 53.42 years 10
1970s 56.05 years 54.12 years 57.46 years 10
1980s 57.89 years 55.98 years 59.09 years 10
1990s 58.73 years 58.52 years 58.97 years 10
2000s 60.38 years 59.18 years 61.24 years 10
2010s 62.96 years 61.4 years 64.78 years 10
2020s 65.31 years 64.59 years 66.24 years 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 178 Eritrea 66.51 years compare
  2. 179 Guyana 66.51 years compare
  3. 180 Mauritania 66.5 years compare
  4. 182 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.13 years compare
  5. 183 Timor-Leste 66.07 years compare
  6. 184 Gabon 65.91 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is male life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe?
Male life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe was 66.24 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 66.24 years in 2023.
What is the lowest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 38.13 years in 1953.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for male life expectancy at birth?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Male 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
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