Reunion vs Singapore: Life expectancy by sex
Reunion
86.33 years
in 2023
Singapore
86.24 years
in 2023
Reunion rank
8th
Singapore rank
10th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Reunion
- Singapore
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 86.33 years against 86.24 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Reunion ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Reunion | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.37 years | 64.23 years | 8.86 years | Singapore |
| 1960s | 63.99 years | 70.63 years | 6.64 years | Singapore |
| 1970s | 69.86 years | 73.32 years | 3.46 years | Singapore |
| 1980s | 76.36 years | 75.89 years | 0.4716 years | Reunion |
| 1990s | 79.79 years | 78.72 years | 1.07 years | Reunion |
| 2000s | 81.97 years | 82.61 years | 0.6344 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 84.73 years | 84.86 years | 0.1306 years | Singapore |
| 2020s | 85.13 years | 85.92 years | 0.7911 years | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Reunion or Singapore?
- Reunion, at 86.33 years against 86.24 years in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Reunion and Singapore?
- 0.09 years, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Reunion and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Reunion ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.