Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Singapore

Life expectancy at birth in Singapore in 2024 — 83.3 years. Ranked 15 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27.1%.

2024 83.3 years +0.3% vs 2023
World rank 15of 217
Period maximum 83.6 years2019
Period minimum 65.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Singapore, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 65.6 years1962: 66.4 years1964: 67 years1966: 67.5 years1968: 68 years1970: 68.7 years1972: 69.2 years1974: 69.9 years1976: 70.7 years1978: 71.3 years1980: 72.2 years1982: 72.7 years1984: 73.3 years1986: 74.2 years1988: 74.7 years1990: 75.3 years1992: 75.9 years1994: 76.2 years1996: 76.6 years1998: 77.3 years2000: 78 years2002: 78.6 years2004: 79.5 years2006: 80.1 years2008: 80.8 years2010: 81.5 years2012: 82 years2014: 82.5 years2016: 82.8 years2018: 83.3 years2020: 83.5 years2022: 82.9 years2024: 83.3 years
Change over the period: +17.8 (+27.13%) Average annual rate: 0.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 83.3 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 72.1 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.3 +0.2 +0.3%
2023 83.1 +0.2 +0.24%
2022 82.9 −0.2 −0.24%
2021 83.1 −0.5 −0.54%
2020 83.5 −0.1 −0.06%
2019 83.6 +0.3 +0.36%
2018 83.3 +0.2 +0.24%
2017 83.1 +0.2 +0.3%
2016 82.8 +0.1 +0.12%
2015 82.7 +0.2 +0.3%
2014 82.5 +0.2 +0.3%
2013 82.2 +0.3 +0.31%
2012 82 +0.3 +0.31%
2011 81.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2010 81.5 +0.3 +0.37%
2009 81.2 +0.5 +0.56%
2008 80.8 +0.3 +0.43%
2007 80.4 +0.3 +0.37%
2006 80.1 +0.2 +0.19%
2005 80 +0.5 +0.63%
2004 79.5 +0.5 +0.57%
2003 79 +0.5 +0.62%
2002 78.6 +0.3 +0.38%
2001 78.3 +0.3 +0.38%
2000 78 +0.4 +0.52%
1999 77.6 +0.3 +0.32%
1998 77.3 +0.4 +0.52%
1997 76.9 +0.3 +0.39%
1996 76.6 +0.3 +0.39%
1995 76.3 +0.1 +0.13%
1994 76.2 +0.2 +0.2%
1993 76 +0.1 +0.13%
1992 75.9 +0.3 +0.4%
1991 75.6 +0.4 +0.47%
1990 75.3 +0.3 +0.47%
1989 74.9 +0.2 +0.33%
1988 74.7 +0.1 +0.2%
1987 74.5 +0.3 +0.41%
1986 74.2 +0.4 +0.48%
1985 73.9 +0.6 +0.82%
1984 73.3 +0.3 +0.35%
1983 73 +0.3 +0.48%
1982 72.7 +0.1 +0.14%
1981 72.6 +0.4 +0.55%
1980 72.2 +0.7 +1.02%
1979 71.5 +0.2 +0.25%
1978 71.3 +0.3 +0.36%
1977 71 +0.3 +0.39%
1976 70.7 +0.3 +0.49%
1975 70.4 +0.5 +0.73%
1974 69.9 +0.4 +0.52%
1973 69.5 +0.4 +0.53%
1972 69.2 +0.2 +0.24%
1971 69 +0.3 +0.4%
1970 68.7 +0.4 +0.57%
1969 68.3 +0.4 +0.52%
1968 68 +0.3 +0.49%
1967 67.7 +0.1 +0.15%
1966 67.5 +0.3 +0.47%
1965 67.2 +0.2 +0.34%
1964 67 +0.2 +0.33%
1963 66.8 +0.4 +0.61%
1962 66.4 +0.4 +0.63%
1961 66 +0.4 +0.61%
1960 65.6

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.