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Female life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena

Female life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena was 80.6 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.3 from 2022.

2023, years80.6 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.3
Series high80.92022
Series low67.91950
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Female life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023

657075808519501961197219831994200520231950: 67.9 years1951: 68.1 years1952: 68.4 years1953: 68.7 years1954: 69.2 years1955: 69.4 years1956: 69.6 years1957: 69.7 years1958: 69.9 years1959: 70 years1960: 70.1 years1961: 70.1 years1962: 70.3 years1963: 70.4 years1964: 70.6 years1965: 70.8 years1966: 71 years1967: 71.1 years1968: 71.1 years1969: 71.3 years1970: 71.3 years1971: 71.4 years1972: 71.5 years1973: 71.6 years1974: 71.7 years1975: 71.9 years1976: 72 years1977: 72.1 years1978: 72.3 years1979: 72.5 years1980: 72.6 years1981: 72.9 years1982: 73.1 years1983: 73.3 years1984: 73.4 years1985: 73.6 years1986: 73.7 years1987: 73.8 years1988: 74 years1989: 74.2 years1990: 74.4 years1991: 74.5 years1992: 74.9 years1993: 75.3 years1994: 75.4 years1995: 76.7 years1996: 77.4 years1997: 77.6 years1998: 78.4 years1999: 79.1 years2000: 78.5 years2001: 79 years2002: 78.5 years2003: 79.1 years2004: 80.4 years2005: 80.2 years2006: 80.2 years2007: 79.1 years2008: 79 years2009: 79.2 years2010: 80.3 years2011: 80.1 years2012: 80.1 years2013: 79.9 years2014: 79.3 years2015: 78.6 years2016: 78.8 years2017: 79.8 years2018: 80.2 years2019: 80.5 years2020: 80.7 years2021: 80.4 years2022: 80.9 years2023: 80.6 years657075808519501975200020231950: 67.9 years1951: 68.1 years1952: 68.4 years1953: 68.7 years1954: 69.2 years1955: 69.4 years1956: 69.6 years1957: 69.7 years1958: 69.9 years1959: 70 years1960: 70.1 years1961: 70.1 years1962: 70.3 years1963: 70.4 years1964: 70.6 years1965: 70.8 years1966: 71 years1967: 71.1 years1968: 71.1 years1969: 71.3 years1970: 71.3 years1971: 71.4 years1972: 71.5 years1973: 71.6 years1974: 71.7 years1975: 71.9 years1976: 72 years1977: 72.1 years1978: 72.3 years1979: 72.5 years1980: 72.6 years1981: 72.9 years1982: 73.1 years1983: 73.3 years1984: 73.4 years1985: 73.6 years1986: 73.7 years1987: 73.8 years1988: 74 years1989: 74.2 years1990: 74.4 years1991: 74.5 years1992: 74.9 years1993: 75.3 years1994: 75.4 years1995: 76.7 years1996: 77.4 years1997: 77.6 years1998: 78.4 years1999: 79.1 years2000: 78.5 years2001: 79 years2002: 78.5 years2003: 79.1 years2004: 80.4 years2005: 80.2 years2006: 80.2 years2007: 79.1 years2008: 79 years2009: 79.2 years2010: 80.3 years2011: 80.1 years2012: 80.1 years2013: 79.9 years2014: 79.3 years2015: 78.6 years2016: 78.8 years2017: 79.8 years2018: 80.2 years2019: 80.5 years2020: 80.7 years2021: 80.4 years2022: 80.9 years2023: 80.6 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202380.6 Estimated
202280.9 Estimated
202180.4 Estimated
202080.7 Estimated
201980.5 Estimated
201880.2 Estimated
201779.8 Estimated
201678.8 Estimated
201578.6 Estimated
201479.3 Estimated
201379.9 Estimated
201280.1 Estimated
201180.1 Estimated
201080.3 Estimated
200979.2 Estimated
200879 Estimated
200779.1 Estimated
200680.2 Estimated
200580.2 Estimated
200480.4 Estimated
200379.1 Estimated
200278.5 Estimated
200179 Estimated
200078.5 Estimated
199979.1 Estimated
199878.4 Estimated
199777.6 Estimated
199677.4 Estimated
199576.7 Estimated
199475.4 Estimated
199375.3 Estimated
199274.9 Estimated
199174.5 Estimated
199074.4 Estimated
198974.2 Estimated
198874 Estimated
198773.8 Estimated
198673.7 Estimated
198573.6 Estimated
198473.4 Estimated
198373.3 Estimated
198273.1 Estimated
198172.9 Estimated
198072.6 Estimated
197972.5 Estimated
197872.3 Estimated
197772.1 Estimated
197672 Estimated
197571.9 Estimated
197471.7 Estimated
197371.6 Estimated
197271.5 Estimated
197171.4 Estimated
197071.3 Estimated
196971.3 Estimated
196871.1 Estimated
196771.1 Estimated
196671 Estimated
196570.8 Estimated
196470.6 Estimated
196370.4 Estimated
196270.3 Estimated
196170.1 Estimated
196070.1 Estimated
195970 Estimated
195869.9 Estimated
195769.7 Estimated
195669.6 Estimated
195569.4 Estimated
195469.2 Estimated
195368.7 Estimated
195268.4 Estimated
195168.1 Estimated
195067.9 Estimated

Saint Helena compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 84.2 yearsAfghanistan: 67.5 yearsAntigua and Barbuda: 80.3 yearsAlbania: 81.4 yearsArmenia: 79.5 yearsAngola: 67.1 yearsArgentina: 79.9 yearsAustria: 84.3 yearsAustralia: 85.7 yearsAzerbaijan: 77.1 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina: 80.9 yearsBangladesh: 76.4 yearsBelgium: 84.3 yearsBurkina Faso: 63.2 yearsBulgaria: 79.2 yearsBurundi: 65.7 yearsBenin: 62.2 yearsBrunei: 77.6 yearsBolivia: 71.1 yearsBrazil: 79 yearsBahamas: 78.2 yearsBhutan: 75 yearsBotswana: 71.7 yearsBelarus: 79.1 yearsBelize: 76.5 yearsCanada: 84.8 yearsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 64 yearsCentral African Republic: 59.3 yearsRepublic of the Congo: 67.5 yearsSwitzerland: 85.8 yearsCôte d’Ivoire: 64.1 yearsChile: 83.1 yearsCameroon: 65.9 yearsChina: 80.9 yearsColombia: 80.5 yearsCosta Rica: 83.4 yearsCuba: 80.5 yearsCape Verde: 79.2 yearsCyprus: 83.7 yearsCzechia: 82.6 yearsGermany: 83.8 yearsDjibouti: 68.5 yearsDenmark: 83.9 yearsDominican Republic: 77 yearsAlgeria: 77.7 yearsEcuador: 80.1 yearsEstonia: 83 yearsEgypt: 73.8 yearsWestern Sahara: 73.5 yearsEritrea: 70.7 yearsSpain: 86.3 yearsEthiopia: 70.7 yearsFinland: 84.7 yearsFiji: 69.4 yearsFalkland Islands: 81.2 yearsFaroe Islands: 82.5 yearsFrance: 86.1 yearsGabon: 71.1 yearsUnited Kingdom: 83.2 yearsGeorgia: 79.1 yearsGhana: 67.9 yearsGreenland: 72.4 yearsGambia: 67.5 yearsGuinea: 61.9 yearsEquatorial Guinea: 65.7 yearsGreece: 84.3 yearsGuatemala: 74.9 yearsGuinea-Bissau: 66.4 yearsGuyana: 73.9 yearsHong Kong: 88.1 yearsHonduras: 75.5 yearsCroatia: 81.7 yearsHaiti: 68.3 yearsHungary: 80.2 yearsIndonesia: 73.3 yearsIreland: 84.5 yearsIsrael: 84.6 yearsIsle of Man: 83.1 yearsIndia: 73.6 yearsIraq: 74.1 yearsIran: 79.6 yearsIceland: 84.5 yearsItaly: 85.7 yearsJamaica: 74 yearsJordan: 80.2 yearsJapan: 87.7 yearsKenya: 65.9 yearsKyrgyzstan: 75.2 yearsCambodia: 73.2 yearsKiribati: 68.2 yearsNorth Korea: 75.7 yearsSouth Korea: 87.2 yearsKuwait: 81.8 yearsCayman Islands: 82.9 yearsKazakhstan: 78.4 yearsLaos: 71.3 yearsLebanon: 79.7 yearsSri Lanka: 80.6 yearsLiberia: 63.4 yearsLesotho: 60 yearsLithuania: 80.7 yearsLuxembourg: 83.8 yearsLatvia: 80.5 yearsLibya: 70.4 yearsMorocco: 77.6 yearsMoldova: 75.5 yearsMontenegro: 80.3 yearsMadagascar: 65.4 yearsNorth Macedonia: 79.6 yearsMali: 61.9 yearsMyanmar: 70.2 yearsMongolia: 76.4 yearsMauritania: 70.5 yearsMauritius: 78.2 yearsMalawi: 70.6 yearsMexico: 77.8 yearsMalaysia: 79.4 yearsMozambique: 66.5 yearsNamibia: 71.3 yearsNew Caledonia: 81.3 yearsNiger: 62.1 yearsNigeria: 54.7 yearsNicaragua: 77.4 yearsNetherlands: 83.7 yearsNorway: 84.8 yearsNepal: 71.8 yearsNew Zealand: 83.8 yearsOman: 81.9 yearsPanama: 82.6 yearsPeru: 80.1 yearsFrench Polynesia: 86.5 yearsPapua New Guinea: 69.1 yearsPhilippines: 72.8 yearsPakistan: 70.2 yearsPoland: 82.4 yearsPuerto Rico: 85.2 yearsPalestine: 71.5 yearsPortugal: 85.1 yearsPalau: 71.8 yearsParaguay: 77 yearsQatar: 83.4 yearsRomania: 79.6 yearsSerbia: 80 yearsRussia: 79 yearsRwanda: 69.9 yearsSaudi Arabia: 81.2 yearsSolomon Islands: 72 yearsSudan: 69.6 yearsSweden: 85.1 yearsSingapore: 86.2 yearsSlovenia: 84.3 yearsSlovakia: 81.6 yearsSierra Leone: 63.5 yearsSenegal: 70.8 yearsSomalia: 61.4 yearsSuriname: 76.8 yearsSouth Sudan: 60.6 yearsEl Salvador: 76.3 yearsSyria: 74.4 yearsEswatini: 67 yearsChad: 57 yearsTogo: 62.9 yearsThailand: 80.9 yearsTajikistan: 74 yearsTimor-Leste: 69.4 yearsTurkmenistan: 72.8 yearsTunisia: 79.1 yearsTürkiye: 79.9 yearsTrinidad and Tobago: 76.7 yearsTaiwan: 83.6 yearsTanzania: 69.8 yearsUkraine: 80.2 yearsUganda: 71.1 yearsUnited States: 81.8 yearsUruguay: 81.9 yearsUzbekistan: 75.4 yearsVenezuela: 76.5 yearsVietnam: 79.3 yearsVanuatu: 73.9 yearsSamoa: 73.7 yearsYemen: 71.4 yearsSouth Africa: 69.6 yearsZambia: 68.7 yearsZimbabwe: 65 years
  • Under 68
  • 68 to 73
  • 73 to 77
  • 77 to 80
  • 80 to 84
  • 84 and over
  • No data
Female life expectancy at birth, 2023, years. Saint Helena is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale) (Female life expectancy at birth, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale), Female life expectancy at birth, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-female/saint-helena. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Female life expectancy at birth, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-female/saint-helena.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale), Female life expectancy at birth, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-female/saint-helena (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the female life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena?

Female life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena was 80.6 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.3 from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena?

80.9 years in 2022, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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