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Male life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena

Male life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena was 73.9 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2 from 2022.

2023, years73.9 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.2
Series high74.42005
Series low64.31950
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Male life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023

62.56567.57072.57519501961197219831994200520231950: 64.3 years1951: 64.5 years1952: 64.6 years1953: 64.7 years1954: 65 years1955: 65.1 years1956: 65.1 years1957: 65.2 years1958: 65.3 years1959: 65.3 years1960: 65.4 years1961: 65.3 years1962: 65.4 years1963: 65.4 years1964: 65.5 years1965: 65.6 years1966: 65.8 years1967: 65.8 years1968: 65.8 years1969: 65.9 years1970: 65.9 years1971: 66 years1972: 66.1 years1973: 66.2 years1974: 66.2 years1975: 66.4 years1976: 66.5 years1977: 66.6 years1978: 66.7 years1979: 66.9 years1980: 67 years1981: 67.2 years1982: 67.4 years1983: 67.5 years1984: 67.6 years1985: 67.8 years1986: 67.9 years1987: 68.1 years1988: 68.2 years1989: 68.4 years1990: 68.6 years1991: 68.7 years1992: 69.2 years1993: 69.2 years1994: 69.7 years1995: 69.8 years1996: 70.2 years1997: 71.2 years1998: 72.3 years1999: 73 years2000: 73 years2001: 73.2 years2002: 73.3 years2003: 73.8 years2004: 74.1 years2005: 74.4 years2006: 73.8 years2007: 72.8 years2008: 73.1 years2009: 73.6 years2010: 73.4 years2011: 73.7 years2012: 73.3 years2013: 73.4 years2014: 72.8 years2015: 72.6 years2016: 73.5 years2017: 73.8 years2018: 73.7 years2019: 73.9 years2020: 74.1 years2021: 74.1 years2022: 73.7 years2023: 73.9 years6065707519501975200020231950: 64.3 years1951: 64.5 years1952: 64.6 years1953: 64.7 years1954: 65 years1955: 65.1 years1956: 65.1 years1957: 65.2 years1958: 65.3 years1959: 65.3 years1960: 65.4 years1961: 65.3 years1962: 65.4 years1963: 65.4 years1964: 65.5 years1965: 65.6 years1966: 65.8 years1967: 65.8 years1968: 65.8 years1969: 65.9 years1970: 65.9 years1971: 66 years1972: 66.1 years1973: 66.2 years1974: 66.2 years1975: 66.4 years1976: 66.5 years1977: 66.6 years1978: 66.7 years1979: 66.9 years1980: 67 years1981: 67.2 years1982: 67.4 years1983: 67.5 years1984: 67.6 years1985: 67.8 years1986: 67.9 years1987: 68.1 years1988: 68.2 years1989: 68.4 years1990: 68.6 years1991: 68.7 years1992: 69.2 years1993: 69.2 years1994: 69.7 years1995: 69.8 years1996: 70.2 years1997: 71.2 years1998: 72.3 years1999: 73 years2000: 73 years2001: 73.2 years2002: 73.3 years2003: 73.8 years2004: 74.1 years2005: 74.4 years2006: 73.8 years2007: 72.8 years2008: 73.1 years2009: 73.6 years2010: 73.4 years2011: 73.7 years2012: 73.3 years2013: 73.4 years2014: 72.8 years2015: 72.6 years2016: 73.5 years2017: 73.8 years2018: 73.7 years2019: 73.9 years2020: 74.1 years2021: 74.1 years2022: 73.7 years2023: 73.9 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202373.9 Estimated
202273.7 Estimated
202174.1 Estimated
202074.1 Estimated
201973.9 Estimated
201873.7 Estimated
201773.8 Estimated
201673.5 Estimated
201572.6 Estimated
201472.8 Estimated
201373.4 Estimated
201273.3 Estimated
201173.7 Estimated
201073.4 Estimated
200973.6 Estimated
200873.1 Estimated
200772.8 Estimated
200673.8 Estimated
200574.4 Estimated
200474.1 Estimated
200373.8 Estimated
200273.3 Estimated
200173.2 Estimated
200073 Estimated
199973 Estimated
199872.3 Estimated
199771.2 Estimated
199670.2 Estimated
199569.8 Estimated
199469.7 Estimated
199369.2 Estimated
199269.2 Estimated
199168.7 Estimated
199068.6 Estimated
198968.4 Estimated
198868.2 Estimated
198768.1 Estimated
198667.9 Estimated
198567.8 Estimated
198467.6 Estimated
198367.5 Estimated
198267.4 Estimated
198167.2 Estimated
198067 Estimated
197966.9 Estimated
197866.7 Estimated
197766.6 Estimated
197666.5 Estimated
197566.4 Estimated
197466.2 Estimated
197366.2 Estimated
197266.1 Estimated
197166 Estimated
197065.9 Estimated
196965.9 Estimated
196865.8 Estimated
196765.8 Estimated
196665.8 Estimated
196565.6 Estimated
196465.5 Estimated
196365.4 Estimated
196265.4 Estimated
196165.3 Estimated
196065.4 Estimated
195965.3 Estimated
195865.3 Estimated
195765.2 Estimated
195665.1 Estimated
195565.1 Estimated
195465 Estimated
195364.7 Estimated
195264.6 Estimated
195164.5 Estimated
195064.3 Estimated

Saint Helena compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 82 yearsAfghanistan: 64.5 yearsAntigua and Barbuda: 74.5 yearsAlbania: 77.7 yearsArmenia: 71.4 yearsAngola: 62.1 yearsArgentina: 74.8 yearsAustria: 79.5 yearsAustralia: 82.1 yearsAzerbaijan: 71.6 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina: 74.4 yearsBangladesh: 73 yearsBelgium: 79.9 yearsBurkina Faso: 58.9 yearsBulgaria: 72.2 yearsBurundi: 61.6 yearsBenin: 59.3 yearsBrunei: 73.3 yearsBolivia: 66.1 yearsBrazil: 72.8 yearsBahamas: 70.9 yearsBhutan: 71.3 yearsBotswana: 66.7 yearsBelarus: 69.5 yearsBelize: 70.9 yearsCanada: 80.4 yearsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 59.8 yearsCentral African Republic: 55.3 yearsRepublic of the Congo: 64.1 yearsSwitzerland: 82 yearsCôte d’Ivoire: 60 yearsChile: 79.2 yearsCameroon: 61.5 yearsChina: 75.2 yearsColombia: 75 yearsCosta Rica: 78.1 yearsCuba: 75.7 yearsCape Verde: 72.9 yearsCyprus: 79.6 yearsCzechia: 77 yearsGermany: 79 yearsDjibouti: 63.5 yearsDenmark: 80 yearsDominican Republic: 70.5 yearsAlgeria: 74.9 yearsEcuador: 74.7 yearsEstonia: 74.9 yearsEgypt: 69.5 yearsWestern Sahara: 69.7 yearsEritrea: 66.5 yearsSpain: 81 yearsEthiopia: 64.1 yearsFinland: 79.2 yearsFiji: 65.3 yearsFalkland Islands: 77.2 yearsFaroe Islands: 78.2 yearsFrance: 80.4 yearsGabon: 65.9 yearsUnited Kingdom: 79.4 yearsGeorgia: 69.6 yearsGhana: 63.1 yearsGreenland: 68.1 yearsGambia: 64.2 yearsGuinea: 59.5 yearsEquatorial Guinea: 62 yearsGreece: 79.3 yearsGuatemala: 70.3 yearsGuinea-Bissau: 61.7 yearsGuyana: 66.5 yearsHong Kong: 82.8 yearsHonduras: 70.3 yearsCroatia: 75.4 yearsHaiti: 61.7 yearsHungary: 73.7 yearsIndonesia: 69 yearsIreland: 80.4 yearsIsrael: 80.2 yearsIsle of Man: 78.9 yearsIndia: 70.5 yearsIraq: 70.4 yearsIran: 75.8 yearsIceland: 81 yearsItaly: 81.6 yearsJamaica: 69 yearsJordan: 75.7 yearsJapan: 81.7 yearsKenya: 61.5 yearsKyrgyzstan: 68.2 yearsCambodia: 68 yearsKiribati: 64.6 yearsNorth Korea: 71.5 yearsSouth Korea: 81.2 yearsKuwait: 79.3 yearsCayman Islands: 78 yearsKazakhstan: 70.1 yearsLaos: 66.8 yearsLebanon: 75.7 yearsSri Lanka: 74.2 yearsLiberia: 60.9 yearsLesotho: 54.6 yearsLithuania: 71.2 yearsLuxembourg: 80.6 yearsLatvia: 71.6 yearsLibya: 68.3 yearsMorocco: 73.2 yearsMoldova: 66.6 yearsMontenegro: 73.7 yearsMadagascar: 61.9 yearsNorth Macedonia: 75.1 yearsMali: 59 yearsMyanmar: 63.8 yearsMongolia: 67.2 yearsMauritania: 66.5 yearsMauritius: 71.9 yearsMalawi: 64.1 yearsMexico: 72.2 yearsMalaysia: 74.3 yearsMozambique: 60.3 yearsNamibia: 63.3 yearsNew Caledonia: 76.3 yearsNiger: 60.3 yearsNigeria: 54.2 yearsNicaragua: 72.3 yearsNetherlands: 80.5 yearsNorway: 81.7 yearsNepal: 68.8 yearsNew Zealand: 80.4 yearsOman: 78.5 yearsPanama: 76.7 yearsPeru: 75.4 yearsFrench Polynesia: 81.8 yearsPapua New Guinea: 63.7 yearsPhilippines: 66.9 yearsPakistan: 65.3 yearsPoland: 74.9 yearsPuerto Rico: 78 yearsPalestine: 59.7 yearsPortugal: 79.4 yearsPalau: 67.2 yearsParaguay: 70.9 yearsQatar: 81.6 yearsRomania: 72.4 yearsSerbia: 73.5 yearsRussia: 67.3 yearsRwanda: 65.5 yearsSaudi Arabia: 77.1 yearsSolomon Islands: 69.2 yearsSudan: 63.3 yearsSweden: 81.4 yearsSingapore: 81.2 yearsSlovenia: 78.9 yearsSlovakia: 75 yearsSierra Leone: 60.1 yearsSenegal: 66.8 yearsSomalia: 56.3 yearsSuriname: 70.5 yearsSouth Sudan: 54.6 yearsEl Salvador: 67.5 yearsSyria: 69.8 yearsEswatini: 61.2 yearsChad: 53.2 yearsTogo: 62.5 yearsThailand: 72.2 yearsTajikistan: 69.6 yearsTimor-Leste: 66.1 yearsTurkmenistan: 66.9 yearsTunisia: 73.9 yearsTürkiye: 74.5 yearsTrinidad and Tobago: 70.4 yearsTaiwan: 77.6 yearsTanzania: 64.2 yearsUkraine: 66.9 yearsUganda: 65.3 yearsUnited States: 76.9 yearsUruguay: 74.2 yearsUzbekistan: 69.5 yearsVenezuela: 68.7 yearsVietnam: 69.9 yearsVanuatu: 69.4 yearsSamoa: 69.9 yearsYemen: 67.2 yearsSouth Africa: 62.6 yearsZambia: 63.9 yearsZimbabwe: 60.2 years
  • Under 63
  • 63 to 67
  • 67 to 71
  • 71 to 75
  • 75 to 79
  • 79 and over
  • No data
Male 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 boy 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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). 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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale) (Male 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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male 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-male/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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Male 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-male/saint-helena.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male 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-male/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 male life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena?

Male life expectancy at birth in Saint Helena was 73.9 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2 from 2022.

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

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

74.4 years in 2005, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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