Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sao Tome and Principe

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Sao Tome and Principe was 69.72 years. A difference of +0.48 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Sao Tome and Principe were 66.24 years and 73.73 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Sao Tome and Principe for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sao Tome and Principe (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sao Tome and Principe (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	43.56	42.28	45
1961	45.19	43.85	46.7
1962	46.84	45.45	48.4
1963	48.4	47.02	49.93
1964	49.74	48.3	51.34
1965	51.07	49.57	52.74
1966	52.31	50.75	54.05
1967	53.45	51.81	55.28
1968	54.49	52.69	56.51
1969	55.4	53.43	57.61
1970	56.27	54.12	58.65
1971	56.97	54.67	59.51
1972	57.45	55.15	60
1973	57.9	55.61	60.42
1974	58.26	56.02	60.71
1975	58.56	56.42	60.89
1976	58.78	56.77	60.95
1977	58.98	57.05	61.04
1978	59.14	57.28	61.11
1979	59.27	57.46	61.19
1980	59.36	57.53	61.29
1981	59.43	57.58	61.39
1982	59.53	57.65	61.51
1983	59.68	57.78	61.67
1984	59.89	58.03	61.85
1985	60.14	58.33	62.02
1986	57.61	55.98	59.3
1987	60.66	58.93	62.46
1988	60.81	59.09	62.6
1989	59.73	58.05	61.48
1990	60.71	58.94	62.55
1991	60.79	58.97	62.69
1992	60.71	58.84	62.66
1993	60.62	58.7	62.62
1994	60.55	58.58	62.61
1995	60.54	58.52	62.64
1996	60.58	58.53	62.7
1997	60.65	58.58	62.79
1998	60.79	58.73	62.92
1999	60.98	58.94	63.09
2000	61.21	59.18	63.3
2001	61.5	59.49	63.56
2002	61.83	59.82	63.88
2003	62.16	60.16	64.21
2004	62.56	60.53	64.65
2005	62.43	60.37	64.57
2006	63.04	60.89	65.28
2007	63.34	61.07	65.72
2008	63.45	61.11	65.93
2009	63.67	61.24	66.28
2010	63.87	61.4	66.53
2011	64.12	61.58	66.9
2012	64.51	61.88	67.41
2013	64.93	62.21	67.98
2014	65.48	62.68	68.64
2015	66.02	63.13	69.31
2016	66.56	63.58	69.99
2017	67.07	64	70.63
2018	67.6	64.4	71.33
2019	68.04	64.78	71.86
2020	67.98	64.59	72.05
2021	68.03	64.66	71.98
2022	69.24	65.75	73.29
2023	69.72	66.24	73.73