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Female life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Female life expectancy at birth was 73.73 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.73 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
162nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.73 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.09 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Female 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

In 2023, female life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 73.73 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 73.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.09 years, in 1953.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 162nd 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.

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

Year years Change
1950 40.12 years —
1951 40.11 years -0.0%
1952 40.1 years -0.0%
1953 40.09 years -0.0%
1954 40.12 years +0.1%
1955 40.26 years +0.3%
1956 40.56 years +0.7%
1957 41.15 years +1.5%
1958 42.15 years +2.4%
1959 43.41 years +3.0%
1960 45 years +3.7%
1961 46.7 years +3.8%
1962 48.4 years +3.6%
1963 49.93 years +3.2%
1964 51.34 years +2.8%
1965 52.74 years +2.7%
1966 54.05 years +2.5%
1967 55.27 years +2.3%
1968 56.51 years +2.2%
1969 57.61 years +1.9%
1970 58.65 years +1.8%
1971 59.51 years +1.5%
1972 60 years +0.8%
1973 60.41 years +0.7%
1974 60.71 years +0.5%
1975 60.89 years +0.3%
1976 60.95 years +0.1%
1977 61.04 years +0.1%
1978 61.11 years +0.1%
1979 61.19 years +0.1%
1980 61.29 years +0.2%
1981 61.39 years +0.2%
1982 61.51 years +0.2%
1983 61.67 years +0.3%
1984 61.85 years +0.3%
1985 62.02 years +0.3%
1986 59.3 years -4.4%
1987 62.46 years +5.3%
1988 62.6 years +0.2%
1989 61.48 years -1.8%
1990 62.55 years +1.7%
1991 62.69 years +0.2%
1992 62.66 years -0.0%
1993 62.62 years -0.1%
1994 62.61 years -0.0%
1995 62.64 years +0.0%
1996 62.7 years +0.1%
1997 62.79 years +0.1%
1998 62.92 years +0.2%
1999 63.09 years +0.3%
2000 63.3 years +0.3%
2001 63.56 years +0.4%
2002 63.88 years +0.5%
2003 64.21 years +0.5%
2004 64.65 years +0.7%
2005 64.57 years -0.1%
2006 65.28 years +1.1%
2007 65.72 years +0.7%
2008 65.93 years +0.3%
2009 66.28 years +0.5%
2010 66.53 years +0.4%
2011 66.9 years +0.5%
2012 67.41 years +0.8%
2013 67.98 years +0.8%
2014 68.64 years +1.0%
2015 69.31 years +1.0%
2016 69.99 years +1.0%
2017 70.63 years +0.9%
2018 71.33 years +1.0%
2019 71.86 years +0.7%
2020 72.05 years +0.3%
2021 71.98 years -0.1%
2022 73.29 years +1.8%
2023 73.73 years +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 40.81 years 40.09 years 43.41 years 10
1960s 51.76 years 45 years 57.61 years 10
1970s 60.45 years 58.65 years 61.19 years 10
1980s 61.56 years 59.3 years 62.6 years 10
1990s 62.73 years 62.55 years 63.09 years 10
2000s 64.74 years 63.3 years 66.28 years 10
2010s 69.06 years 66.53 years 71.86 years 10
2020s 72.76 years 71.98 years 73.73 years 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 159 Guyana 73.94 years compare
  2. 160 Vanuatu 73.93 years compare
  3. 161 Egypt 73.81 years compare
  4. 163 Samoa 73.66 years compare
  5. 164 India 73.6 years compare
  6. 165 Western Sahara 73.55 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe?
Female life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe was 73.73 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 73.73 years in 2023.
What is the lowest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 40.09 years in 1953.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for female life expectancy at birth?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is female life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female 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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