Sao Tome and Principe - Life expectancy at birth 2020

Life expectancy falls in Sao Tome and Principe

In 2020 the life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe decreased to 67.79 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.88 years and for men 65.16 years.

Sao Tome and Principe’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 136th in 2019 to 138th in 2020.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Sao Tome and Principe over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2019, when it was 68.52 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2010, when it was 65.25 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
2020	70.88	65.16	67.79
2019	71.62	65.83	68.52
2018	71.45	65.65	68.36
2017	71.38	65.53	68.27
2016	70.38	64.93	67.49
2015	70.16	64.65	67.25
2014	69.90	64.12	66.85
2013	69.03	63.86	66.33
2012	68.60	64.21	65.75
2011	67.27	62.70	64.90
2010	67.81	62.86	65.25
2009	67.77	62.65	65.12
2008	67.50	62.79	65.08
2007	66.99	62.56	64.72
2006	66.87	62.05	64.40
2005	66.06	61.46	63.71
2004	65.92	61.62	63.73
2003	65.04	61.34	63.17
2002	64.40	60.84	62.60
2001	63.74	60.36	62.03
2000	63.43	59.93	61.66
1999	63.41	59.46	61.39
1998	63.41	59.07	61.19
1997	63.33	59.13	61.18
1996	63.31	58.99	61.10
1995	63.32	58.90	61.06
1994	63.38	58.88	61.07
1993	63.44	58.95	61.14
1992	63.51	59.17	61.28
1991	63.57	59.39	61.43
1990	63.54	59.51	61.47
1989	62.02	58.38	60.16
1988	63.14	59.60	61.33
1987	62.64	59.44	61.02
1986	58.94	56.16	57.53
1985	61.28	58.39	59.81
1984	61.55	57.52	59.49
1983	61.32	57.63	59.43
1982	61.31	57.87	59.56
1981	61.09	57.94	59.49
1980	61.21	58.31	59.74
1979	61.07	58.39	59.71
1978	61.01	57.71	59.33
1977	60.58	57.16	58.83
1976	60.42	56.83	58.58
1975	60.11	56.52	58.26
1974	60.13	56.10	58.04
1973	60.30	55.78	57.94
1972	59.80	55.13	57.35
1971	59.57	54.40	56.84
1970	58.93	54.34	56.52
1969	57.14	53.23	55.08
1968	56.82	53.20	54.92
1967	55.81	52.50	54.07
1966	53.50	49.89	51.56
1965	50.36	47.85	49.02
1964	48.03	46.36	47.16
1963	47.32	45.03	46.09
1962	48.04	44.14	45.86
1961	46.26	42.84	44.36
1960	44.74	41.65	43.04

Sao Tome and Principe - Life expectancy at birth