Life expectancy by sex in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy by sex was 73.73 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.73 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
162nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.73 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.09 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 73.73 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 73.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.09 years, in 1953.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.12 years | — |
| 1951 | 40.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 40.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 40.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 40.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 40.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 40.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 41.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 42.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 43.41 years | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 45 years | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 46.7 years | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 48.4 years | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 49.93 years | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 51.34 years | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 52.74 years | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 54.05 years | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 55.27 years | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 56.51 years | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 57.61 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 58.65 years | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 59.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 60 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 60.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 60.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 60.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 60.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 61.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 61.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 61.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 61.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 61.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 61.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 61.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.3 years | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 62.46 years | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 62.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 61.48 years | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 62.55 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 62.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 62.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 62.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.64 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 62.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 62.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 65.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 68.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 69.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 70.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.29 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 73.73 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.81 years | 40.09 years | 43.41 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.76 years | 45 years | 57.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.45 years | 58.65 years | 61.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.56 years | 59.3 years | 62.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.73 years | 62.55 years | 63.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.74 years | 63.29 years | 66.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.06 years | 66.53 years | 71.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.76 years | 71.98 years | 73.73 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Life expectancy by sex in Sao Tome and Principe was 73.73 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 73.73 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.09 years in 1953.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.