Sao Tome and Principe - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy increases in Sao Tome and Principe

In 1997 the life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe increased to 60.65 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 62.79 years and for men 58.58 years.

Sao Tome and Principe’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 140th in 1996 to 141th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 60.58 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 60.66 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Sao Tome and Principe in São Toméan economy.

Sao Tome and Principe - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	62.79	58.58	60.65
1996	62.70	58.53	60.58
1995	62.64	58.52	60.54
1994	62.61	58.58	60.55
1993	62.62	58.70	60.62
1992	62.66	58.84	60.71
1991	62.69	58.97	60.79
1990	62.55	58.94	60.71
1989	61.48	58.05	59.73
1988	62.60	59.09	60.81
1987	62.46	58.93	60.66
1986	59.30	55.98	57.61
1985	62.02	58.33	60.14
1984	61.85	58.03	59.89
1983	61.67	57.78	59.68
1982	61.51	57.65	59.53
1981	61.39	57.58	59.43
1980	61.29	57.53	59.36
1979	61.19	57.46	59.27
1978	61.11	57.28	59.14
1977	61.04	57.05	58.98
1976	60.95	56.77	58.78
1975	60.89	56.42	58.56
1974	60.71	56.02	58.26
1973	60.42	55.61	57.90
1972	60.00	55.15	57.45
1971	59.51	54.67	56.97
1970	58.65	54.12	56.27
1969	57.61	53.43	55.40
1968	56.51	52.69	54.49
1967	55.28	51.81	53.45
1966	54.05	50.75	52.31
1965	52.74	49.57	51.07
1964	51.34	48.30	49.74
1963	49.93	47.02	48.40
1962	48.40	45.45	46.84
1961	46.70	43.85	45.19
1960	45.00	42.28	43.56

Sao Tome and Principe - Life expectancy at birth