Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 19.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Sao Tome and Principe is 19.93 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 19.93 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.58 years, in 1960.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.58 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 14.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 14.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 15.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 15.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 15.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 15.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 15.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 15.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 15.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 16.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 16.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 16.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 16.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 16.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 16.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 16.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 16.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 16.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 16.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 16.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 16.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 16.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 16.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 16.25 years | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 16.71 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 16.71 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 16.52 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 16.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 16.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 16.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 16.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 17.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.85 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.08 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.94 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 19 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.67 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 19.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.93 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.15 years | 14.58 years | 15.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.22 years | 15.96 years | 16.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.56 years | 16.25 years | 16.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.54 years | 16.43 years | 16.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.66 years | 16.43 years | 17.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.01 years | 17.11 years | 19.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.48 years | 18.94 years | 19.93 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,072 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,152 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 19.93 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.93 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.58 years in 1960.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.