Probability of dying that year, among females in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Probability of dying that year, among females was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying that year, among females in Saint Helena is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Saint Helena peaked at 3.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
Saint Helena ranks 119th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.9% | — |
| 1951 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 3.5% | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.2% | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 116 Bahamas 1.0% compare
- 117 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.0% compare
- 118 Isle of Man 1.0% compare
- 120 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9% compare
- 121 Mexico 0.9% compare
- 122 Mongolia 0.9% compare
More gender data for Saint Helena
- Sex ratio at birth 105.26 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 104.76 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.26 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman 34.0% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 88.24 males per 100 females (2023)
- Male population by age group 107 people (2023)
- Female population by age group 98 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Saint Helena?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Saint Helena was 0.9% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Saint Helena rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Saint Helena ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.