Survival to age 65, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Survival to age 65, female was 78.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Sao Tome and Principe is 78.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 78.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1960.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.3% | — |
| 1961 | 40.6% | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 42.8% | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 44.7% | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 46.5% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 48.3% | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 50.2% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 54.0% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 55.9% | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 57.6% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 59.1% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 59.2% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 64.6% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 78.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 78.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.3% | 38.3% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.4% | 57.6% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 59.2% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 63.2% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 63.2% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 66.0% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 74.7% | 78.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Survival to age 65, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 78.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1960.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.