Womens life expectancy at birth in Singapore
Singapore: Womens life expectancy at birth was 86.24 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.24
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
86.24
in 2023
All-time low
59.16
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Singapore, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 86.24 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Singapore peaked at 86.24 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.16, in 1950.
Singapore ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.16 | — |
| 1951 | 60.33 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 61.47 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 62.58 | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 63.99 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 65.31 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 66.15 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 66.99 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 67.76 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 68.56 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 69.14 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 69.52 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 70 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 70.47 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 70.68 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 70.85 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.12 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 71.21 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.52 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 71.76 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.05 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 72.29 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 72.44 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 72.7 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 73.15 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 73.64 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 74.06 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 74.19 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 74.33 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 74.39 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 74.56 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.86 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 75.22 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 75.64 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 75.61 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 76.08 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 76.23 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.79 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 76.77 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.13 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 77.36 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.02 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 78.28 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.45 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 78.41 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.49 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.86 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 79.26 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.86 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 80.22 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.69 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.17 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.7 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.1 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.57 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.23 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 83.47 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.61 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.67 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.88 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.94 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.2 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.44 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.61 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.75 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.93 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.11 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.29 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.54 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.79 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.92 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.87 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.67 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.24 | +0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 86.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 86.24 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 | 59.16 | 68.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.63 | 69.14 | 71.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.32 | 72.05 | 74.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.89 | 74.56 | 77.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.72 | 77.36 | 80.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.61 | 80.69 | 83.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.86 | 83.94 | 85.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.92 | 85.67 | 86.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Singapore?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Singapore was 86.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 86.24 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.16 in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Singapore ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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