Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Sao Tome and Principe

Life expectancy at birth in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 69.9 years. Ranked 155 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 60.5%.

2024 69.9 years +0.27% vs 2023
World rank 155of 217
Period maximum 69.9 years2024
Period minimum 43.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.6 years1962: 46.8 years1964: 49.7 years1966: 52.3 years1968: 54.5 years1970: 56.3 years1972: 57.4 years1974: 58.3 years1976: 58.8 years1978: 59.1 years1980: 59.4 years1982: 59.5 years1984: 59.9 years1986: 57.6 years1988: 60.8 years1990: 60.7 years1992: 60.7 years1994: 60.6 years1996: 60.6 years1998: 60.8 years2000: 61.2 years2002: 61.8 years2004: 62.6 years2006: 63 years2008: 63.4 years2010: 63.9 years2012: 64.5 years2014: 65.5 years2016: 66.6 years2018: 67.6 years2020: 68 years2022: 69.2 years2024: 69.9 years
Change over the period: +26.3 (+60.47%) Average annual rate: 0.74 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sao Tome and Principe 69.9 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Middle Africa computed 62.3 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 69.9 +0.2 +0.27%
2023 69.7 +0.5 +0.69%
2022 69.2 +1.2 +1.78%
2021 68 +0 +0.07%
2020 68 −0.1 −0.09%
2019 68 +0.4 +0.65%
2018 67.6 +0.5 +0.79%
2017 67.1 +0.5 +0.77%
2016 66.6 +0.5 +0.82%
2015 66 +0.5 +0.83%
2014 65.5 +0.5 +0.84%
2013 64.9 +0.4 +0.66%
2012 64.5 +0.4 +0.6%
2011 64.1 +0.3 +0.4%
2010 63.9 +0.2 +0.31%
2009 63.7 +0.2 +0.35%
2008 63.4 +0.1 +0.18%
2007 63.3 +0.3 +0.47%
2006 63 +0.6 +0.97%
2005 62.4 −0.1 −0.2%
2004 62.6 +0.4 +0.65%
2003 62.2 +0.3 +0.54%
2002 61.8 +0.3 +0.53%
2001 61.5 +0.3 +0.48%
2000 61.2 +0.2 +0.38%
1999 61 +0.2 +0.31%
1998 60.8 +0.1 +0.23%
1997 60.6 +0.1 +0.12%
1996 60.6 +0 +0.07%
1995 60.5 −0 −0.03%
1994 60.6 −0.1 −0.11%
1993 60.6 −0.1 −0.14%
1992 60.7 −0.1 −0.14%
1991 60.8 +0.1 +0.14%
1990 60.7 +1 +1.63%
1989 59.7 −1.1 −1.77%
1988 60.8 +0.1 +0.24%
1987 60.7 +3.1 +5.31%
1986 57.6 −2.5 −4.21%
1985 60.1 +0.2 +0.41%
1984 59.9 +0.2 +0.36%
1983 59.7 +0.1 +0.25%
1982 59.5 +0.1 +0.17%
1981 59.4 +0.1 +0.12%
1980 59.4 +0.1 +0.15%
1979 59.3 +0.1 +0.22%
1978 59.1 +0.2 +0.27%
1977 59 +0.2 +0.34%
1976 58.8 +0.2 +0.38%
1975 58.6 +0.3 +0.51%
1974 58.3 +0.4 +0.63%
1973 57.9 +0.4 +0.78%
1972 57.4 +0.5 +0.85%
1971 57 +0.7 +1.24%
1970 56.3 +0.9 +1.56%
1969 55.4 +0.9 +1.67%
1968 54.5 +1 +1.95%
1967 53.4 +1.1 +2.18%
1966 52.3 +1.2 +2.42%
1965 51.1 +1.3 +2.68%
1964 49.7 +1.3 +2.77%
1963 48.4 +1.6 +3.32%
1962 46.8 +1.7 +3.65%
1961 45.2 +1.6 +3.74%
1960 43.6

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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