Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 76.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Saint Helena stood at 76.79 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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.
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,469 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.9% (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.79 years (2023)
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.8208 index (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Saint Helena?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 77.17 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.01 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Helena rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Saint Helena ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.