Womens life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Womens life expectancy at birth was 80.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.62
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.89
in 2022
All-time low
67.87
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena is 80.62, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena peaked at 80.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.87, in 1950.
That places Saint Helena 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.87 | — |
| 1951 | 68.14 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 68.39 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 68.73 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 69.16 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 69.38 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 69.57 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 69.71 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 69.89 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 69.98 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 70.06 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 70.11 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 70.29 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 70.42 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.58 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 70.83 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.02 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 71.06 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.14 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 71.29 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 71.29 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 71.39 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 71.51 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.63 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.69 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.88 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 72.02 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.14 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 72.28 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.48 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.63 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.85 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 73.11 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.26 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.4 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.59 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.74 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 73.83 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.03 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 74.19 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 74.39 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.52 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.93 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.33 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.43 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.74 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 77.37 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.57 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 78.44 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 79.13 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 78.49 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.03 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.46 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 79.11 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.41 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 80.19 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.17 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.15 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 79.04 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.2 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.31 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.09 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.07 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.92 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.26 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.64 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 78.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.81 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.15 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.48 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.72 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.36 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.89 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 80.62 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.08 | 67.87 | 69.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.68 | 70.06 | 71.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.83 | 71.29 | 72.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.46 | 72.63 | 74.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.38 | 74.39 | 79.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.32 | 78.46 | 80.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.75 | 78.64 | 80.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.64 | 80.36 | 80.89 | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Helena
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Life expectancy at different ages 76.79 (2023)
- Life expectancy marimekko 76.79 (2023)
- Fertility vs child mortality 1.64 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 76.79 (2023)
- Child mortality vs population growth -0.9495 (2023)
- Life expectancy 76.79 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 76.79 (2023)
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 0.8208 (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena was 80.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 80.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.87 in 1950.
- How does Saint Helena rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Saint Helena ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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