Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Sao Tome and Principe

Male life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 66.41 years. Ranked 162 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 57.1%.

2024 66.41 years +0.26% vs 2023
World rank 162of 217
Period maximum 66.41 years2024
Period minimum 42.28 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.28 years1962: 45.45 years1964: 48.3 years1966: 50.75 years1968: 52.69 years1970: 54.12 years1972: 55.15 years1974: 56.02 years1976: 56.77 years1978: 57.28 years1980: 57.53 years1982: 57.65 years1984: 58.03 years1986: 55.98 years1988: 59.09 years1990: 58.94 years1992: 58.84 years1994: 58.58 years1996: 58.53 years1998: 58.73 years2000: 59.18 years2002: 59.82 years2004: 60.53 years2006: 60.89 years2008: 61.11 years2010: 61.4 years2012: 61.88 years2014: 62.68 years2016: 63.58 years2018: 64.4 years2020: 64.59 years2022: 65.75 years2024: 66.41 years
Change over the period: +24.13 (+57.07%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 66.41 years
World 71.12 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 60.68 years
Middle Africa computed 60.11 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 68.21 years
Male life expectancy — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 66.41 +0.17 +0.26%
2023 66.24 +0.49 +0.74%
2022 65.75 +1.09 +1.68%
2021 64.66 +0.07 +0.11%
2020 64.59 −0.19 −0.29%
2019 64.78 +0.38 +0.59%
2018 64.4 +0.4 +0.63%
2017 64 +0.42 +0.66%
2016 63.58 +0.45 +0.71%
2015 63.13 +0.46 +0.73%
2014 62.68 +0.47 +0.76%
2013 62.21 +0.33 +0.53%
2012 61.88 +0.3 +0.48%
2011 61.58 +0.18 +0.29%
2010 61.4 +0.16 +0.27%
2009 61.24 +0.13 +0.21%
2008 61.11 +0.04 +0.06%
2007 61.07 +0.18 +0.3%
2006 60.89 +0.52 +0.86%
2005 60.37 −0.16 −0.27%
2004 60.53 +0.37 +0.62%
2003 60.16 +0.33 +0.56%
2002 59.82 +0.33 +0.55%
2001 59.49 +0.31 +0.52%
2000 59.18 +0.25 +0.42%
1999 58.94 +0.21 +0.36%
1998 58.73 +0.14 +0.25%
1997 58.58 +0.05 +0.09%
1996 58.53 +0.02 +0.03%
1995 58.52 −0.06 −0.1%
1994 58.58 −0.12 −0.2%
1993 58.7 −0.14 −0.24%
1992 58.84 −0.14 −0.23%
1991 58.97 +0.04 +0.06%
1990 58.94 +0.88 +1.52%
1989 58.05 −1.03 −1.75%
1988 59.09 +0.15 +0.26%
1987 58.93 +2.95 +5.28%
1986 55.98 −2.35 −4.04%
1985 58.33 +0.31 +0.53%
1984 58.03 +0.24 +0.42%
1983 57.78 +0.13 +0.23%
1982 57.65 +0.07 +0.13%
1981 57.58 +0.04 +0.07%
1980 57.53 +0.07 +0.13%
1979 57.46 +0.18 +0.31%
1978 57.28 +0.23 +0.4%
1977 57.05 +0.29 +0.5%
1976 56.77 +0.35 +0.62%
1975 56.42 +0.39 +0.7%
1974 56.02 +0.41 +0.74%
1973 55.61 +0.46 +0.84%
1972 55.15 +0.48 +0.87%
1971 54.67 +0.55 +1.02%
1970 54.12 +0.7 +1.3%
1969 53.43 +0.74 +1.4%
1968 52.69 +0.88 +1.7%
1967 51.81 +1.06 +2.1%
1966 50.75 +1.17 +2.36%
1965 49.57 +1.27 +2.63%
1964 48.3 +1.28 +2.72%
1963 47.02 +1.57 +3.45%
1962 45.45 +1.6 +3.66%
1961 43.85 +1.57 +3.72%
1960 42.28

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.