Poverty vs life expectancy in Saint Helena

Saint Helena: Poverty vs life expectancy was 76.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.79
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
97th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.17
in 2005
All-time low
66.01
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Poverty vs life expectancy in Saint Helena, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, poverty vs life expectancy in Saint Helena stood at 76.79.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

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

Poverty vs life expectancy in Saint Helena, year by year

Annual values for Poverty vs life expectancy in Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 66.01 —
1951 66.23 +0.3%
1952 66.43 +0.3%
1953 66.69 +0.4%
1954 67.04 +0.5%
1955 67.22 +0.3%
1956 67.38 +0.2%
1957 67.5 +0.2%
1958 67.63 +0.2%
1959 67.69 +0.1%
1960 67.73 +0.1%
1961 67.74 +0.0%
1962 67.86 +0.2%
1963 67.94 +0.1%
1964 68.05 +0.2%
1965 68.25 +0.3%
1966 68.4 +0.2%
1967 68.43 +0.0%
1968 68.48 +0.1%
1969 68.61 +0.2%
1970 68.6 -0.0%
1971 68.67 +0.1%
1972 68.78 +0.2%
1973 68.9 +0.2%
1974 68.97 +0.1%
1975 69.14 +0.3%
1976 69.28 +0.2%
1977 69.4 +0.2%
1978 69.53 +0.2%
1979 69.72 +0.3%
1980 69.86 +0.2%
1981 70.06 +0.3%
1982 70.29 +0.3%
1983 70.43 +0.2%
1984 70.56 +0.2%
1985 70.74 +0.3%
1986 70.89 +0.2%
1987 71.01 +0.2%
1988 71.18 +0.2%
1989 71.34 +0.2%
1990 71.54 +0.3%
1991 71.64 +0.1%
1992 72.12 +0.7%
1993 72.25 +0.2%
1994 72.59 +0.5%
1995 73.2 +0.8%
1996 73.68 +0.7%
1997 74.36 +0.9%
1998 75.33 +1.3%
1999 76.04 +0.9%
2000 75.75 -0.4%
2001 76.06 +0.4%
2002 75.83 -0.3%
2003 76.37 +0.7%
2004 77.13 +1.0%
2005 77.17 +0.0%
2006 76.82 -0.4%
2007 75.73 -1.4%
2008 75.79 +0.1%
2009 76.13 +0.4%
2010 76.51 +0.5%
2011 76.56 +0.1%
2012 76.23 -0.4%
2013 76.24 +0.0%
2014 75.57 -0.9%
2015 75.2 -0.5%
2016 75.81 +0.8%
2017 76.33 +0.7%
2018 76.4 +0.1%
2019 76.68 +0.4%
2020 76.89 +0.3%
2021 76.77 -0.2%
2022 76.73 -0.0%
2023 76.79 +0.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Saint Helena

  1. 94 Hungary 77.02 compare
  2. 95 French Guiana 76.98 compare
  3. 96 Curacao 76.8 compare
  4. 98 Serbia 76.77 compare
  5. 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 compare
  6. 100 Malaysia 76.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty vs life expectancy in Saint Helena?
Poverty vs life expectancy in Saint Helena was 76.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Saint Helena?
The highest recorded value was 77.17 in 2005.
What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Saint Helena?
The lowest recorded value was 66.01 in 1950.
How does Saint Helena rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
Saint Helena ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty vs life expectancy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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