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Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 66.7 years for males, 74.3 years for females, and 70.3 years for both sexes combined.

Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 70.3 66.7 74.3
2025 70.1 66.6 74.1
2024 69.9 66.4 73.9
2023 69.7 66.2 73.7
2022 69.2 65.8 73.3
2021 68 64.7 72
2020 68 64.6 72
2019 68 64.8 71.9
2018 67.6 64.4 71.3
2017 67.1 64 70.6
2016 66.6 63.6 70
2015 66 63.1 69.3
2014 65.5 62.7 68.6
2013 64.9 62.2 68
2012 64.5 61.9 67.4
2011 64.1 61.6 66.9
2010 63.9 61.4 66.5
2009 63.7 61.2 66.3
2008 63.4 61.1 65.9
2007 63.3 61.1 65.7
2006 63 60.9 65.3
2005 62.4 60.4 64.6
2004 62.6 60.5 64.6
2003 62.2 60.2 64.2
2002 61.8 59.8 63.9
2001 61.5 59.5 63.6
2000 61.2 59.2 63.3
1999 61 58.9 63.1
1998 60.8 58.7 62.9
1997 60.6 58.6 62.8
1996 60.6 58.5 62.7
1995 60.5 58.5 62.6
1994 60.6 58.6 62.6
1993 60.6 58.7 62.6
1992 60.7 58.8 62.7
1991 60.8 59 62.7
1990 60.7 58.9 62.5
1989 59.7 58.1 61.5
1988 60.8 59.1 62.6
1987 60.7 58.9 62.5
1986 57.6 56 59.3
1985 60.1 58.3 62
1984 59.9 58 61.8
1983 59.7 57.8 61.7
1982 59.5 57.6 61.5
1981 59.4 57.6 61.4
1980 59.4 57.5 61.3
1979 59.3 57.5 61.2
1978 59.1 57.3 61.1
1977 59 57.1 61
1976 58.8 56.8 60.9
1975 58.6 56.4 60.9
1974 58.3 56 60.7
1973 57.9 55.6 60.4
1972 57.4 55.1 60
1971 57 54.7 59.5
1970 56.3 54.1 58.7
1969 55.4 53.4 57.6
1968 54.5 52.7 56.5
1967 53.4 51.8 55.3
1966 52.3 50.7 54
1965 51.1 49.6 52.7
1964 49.7 48.3 51.3
1963 48.4 47 49.9
1962 46.8 45.5 48.4
1961 45.2 43.9 46.7
1960 43.6 42.3 45
1959 42.1 40.9 43.4
1958 41 39.8 42.1
1957 40.1 39.1 41.2
1956 39.5 38.5 40.6
1955 39.3 38.3 40.3
1954 39.2 38.2 40.1
1953 39.1 38.1 40.1
1952 39.1 38.2 40.1
1951 39.1 38.2 40.1
1950 39.1 38.2 40.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Sao Tome and Principe, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 62.3 years for men and 62.6 for women, with a combined average of 62.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 13.4 healthy years, 12.9 for males and 13.8 for females.

Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Sao Tome and Principe, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 42.6 Years

Mean expected age of death: 72.6 Years

Median expected age of death: 74.8 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 97.2% 96.3% 98.2%
50 91.9% 89.3% 94.6%
60 81.3% 75.8% 87.4%
65 73.2% 65.6% 81.6%
70 62.6% 53.0% 73.4%
75 49.5% 38.9% 61.7%
80 34.4% 24.5% 46.1%
85 19.4% 12.2% 28.0%
90 8.0% 4.4% 12.3%
95 2.0% 1.0% 3.4%
100 0.3% 0.1% 0.5%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 38.5% 39.9% 38%
99 36.6% 38.2% 36%
98 34.6% 36.4% 34%
97 32.7% 34.6% 32%
96 30.8% 32.8% 30.1%
95 29% 31.1% 28.2%
94 27.2% 29.4% 26.3%
93 25.5% 27.7% 24.5%
92 23.8% 26.1% 22.8%
91 22.1% 24.4% 21.1%
90 20.5% 22.8% 19.5%
89 19% 21.3% 17.9%
88 17.6% 19.9% 16.5%
87 16.2% 18.5% 15.1%
86 14.9% 17.2% 13.8%
85 13.8% 16% 12.5%
84 12.7% 14.9% 11.4%
83 11.7% 13.9% 10.4%
82 10.7% 12.9% 9.38%
81 9.85% 12% 8.48%
80 9.03% 11.1% 7.66%
79 8.29% 10.2% 6.91%
78 7.61% 9.47% 6.23%
77 6.99% 8.75% 5.61%
76 6.42% 8.1% 5.05%
75 5.88% 7.5% 4.55%
74 5.4% 6.95% 4.11%
73 4.96% 6.44% 3.71%
72 4.56% 5.97% 3.36%
71 4.19% 5.54% 3.04%
70 3.87% 5.14% 2.77%
69 3.58% 4.77% 2.52%
68 3.31% 4.43% 2.29%
67 3.06% 4.12% 2.09%
66 2.83% 3.83% 1.9%
65 2.61% 3.56% 1.74%
64 2.4% 3.31% 1.59%
63 2.22% 3.07% 1.46%
62 2.06% 2.84% 1.35%
61 1.92% 2.63% 1.25%
60 1.79% 2.43% 1.16%
59 1.67% 2.24% 1.08%
58 1.55% 2.07% 1%
57 1.43% 1.91% 0.93%
56 1.33% 1.77% 0.86%
55 1.23% 1.65% 0.79%
54 1.14% 1.53% 0.73%
53 1.06% 1.42% 0.68%
52 0.98% 1.32% 0.63%
51 0.91% 1.22% 0.59%
50 0.84% 1.13% 0.55%
49 0.78% 1.05% 0.51%
48 0.72% 0.97% 0.47%
47 0.67% 0.89% 0.44%
46 0.61% 0.82% 0.41%
45 0.57% 0.76% 0.37%
44 0.52% 0.7% 0.34%
43 0.48% 0.65% 0.32%
42 0.45% 0.61% 0.3%
41 0.42% 0.56% 0.28%
40 0.39% 0.52% 0.26%
39 0.36% 0.49% 0.24%
38 0.34% 0.46% 0.23%
37 0.32% 0.43% 0.21%
36 0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
35 0.28% 0.38% 0.19%
34 0.26% 0.36% 0.18%
33 0.25% 0.34% 0.17%
32 0.24% 0.32% 0.16%
31 0.23% 0.31% 0.15%
30 0.22% 0.3% 0.14%
29 0.21% 0.29% 0.14%
28 0.2% 0.28% 0.13%
27 0.2% 0.27% 0.13%
26 0.19% 0.26% 0.12%
25 0.18% 0.25% 0.12%
24 0.18% 0.25% 0.11%
23 0.18% 0.24% 0.11%
22 0.17% 0.24% 0.11%
21 0.17% 0.23% 0.11%
20 0.17% 0.22% 0.11%
19 0.16% 0.2% 0.11%
18 0.14% 0.17% 0.1%
17 0.12% 0.14% 0.09%
16 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
15 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
14 0.06% 0.06% 0.05%
13 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
12 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.04%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
8 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
7 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
6 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
5 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
4 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
3 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
2 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
1 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
0 1.03% 1.1% 0.95%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Sao Tome and Principe, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 1.03% in the birth year, 0.22% at age 30, 1.79% at 60, and 9.03% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Sao Tome and Principe never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 597 years — 449 for males and 885 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102.1
99 101.1 100.9 101.2
98 100.2 100.1 100.3
97 99.3 99.2 99.4
96 98.4 98.3 98.5
95 97.6 97.4 97.7
94 96.8 96.6 96.8
93 95.9 95.7 96
92 95.1 94.9 95.2
91 94.3 94.1 94.4
90 93.5 93.2 93.7
89 92.8 92.4 92.9
88 92 91.7 92.2
87 91.3 90.9 91.5
86 90.6 90.1 90.8
85 89.9 89.4 90.1
84 89.2 88.7 89.5
83 88.5 87.9 88.9
82 87.9 87.2 88.3
81 87.3 86.6 87.7
80 86.6 85.9 87.1
79 86 85.2 86.6
78 85.5 84.6 86.1
77 84.9 84 85.6
76 84.4 83.4 85.2
75 83.9 82.8 84.7
74 83.4 82.2 84.3
73 82.9 81.6 83.9
72 82.4 81.1 83.5
71 81.9 80.6 83.2
70 81.5 80 82.8
69 81.1 79.5 82.5
68 80.6 79.1 82.2
67 80.2 78.6 81.8
66 79.9 78.1 81.6
65 79.5 77.7 81.3
64 79.1 77.2 81
63 78.8 76.8 80.8
62 78.4 76.4 80.5
61 78.1 76 80.3
60 77.8 75.6 80
59 77.5 75.3 79.8
58 77.2 74.9 79.6
57 76.9 74.6 79.4
56 76.6 74.3 79.2
55 76.4 74 79
54 76.1 73.7 78.8
53 75.9 73.4 78.7
52 75.7 73.1 78.5
51 75.4 72.8 78.3
50 75.2 72.6 78.2
49 75 72.3 78
48 74.8 72.1 77.9
47 74.7 71.9 77.8
46 74.5 71.7 77.6
45 74.3 71.5 77.5
44 74.2 71.3 77.4
43 74 71.1 77.3
42 73.9 70.9 77.2
41 73.7 70.8 77.1
40 73.6 70.6 77
39 73.5 70.5 76.9
38 73.4 70.3 76.8
37 73.3 70.2 76.7
36 73.1 70 76.7
35 73 69.9 76.6
34 72.9 69.8 76.5
33 72.8 69.7 76.4
32 72.7 69.5 76.4
31 72.7 69.4 76.3
30 72.6 69.3 76.2
29 72.5 69.2 76.2
28 72.4 69.1 76.1
27 72.3 69 76
26 72.2 68.9 76
25 72.1 68.8 75.9
24 72 68.6 75.9
23 71.9 68.5 75.8
22 71.9 68.4 75.8
21 71.8 68.3 75.7
20 71.7 68.2 75.6
19 71.6 68.1 75.6
18 71.5 68 75.5
17 71.5 68 75.5
16 71.4 67.9 75.4
15 71.4 67.9 75.4
14 71.3 67.8 75.3
13 71.3 67.8 75.3
12 71.3 67.8 75.3
11 71.3 67.8 75.3
10 71.3 67.7 75.2
9 71.2 67.7 75.2
8 71.2 67.7 75.2
7 71.2 67.7 75.2
6 71.2 67.6 75.1
5 71.1 67.6 75.1
4 71.1 67.6 75.1
3 71.1 67.6 75
2 71 67.5 75
1 71 67.5 75
0 70.3 66.7 74.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Sao Tome and Principe, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.5 years, rising to 81.5 at 70, 83.9 at 75, and 86.6 at 80 — all higher than the 70.3 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Sao Tome and Principe.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.27% 0.11% 0.47%
99 0.42% 0.18% 0.73%
98 0.65% 0.28% 1.11%
97 0.96% 0.42% 1.64%
96 1.39% 0.63% 2.34%
95 1.96% 0.91% 3.26%
94 2.69% 1.3% 4.42%
93 3.61% 1.79% 5.86%
92 4.73% 2.43% 7.58%
91 6.08% 3.21% 9.61%
90 7.65% 4.16% 11.9%
89 9.44% 5.29% 14.5%
88 11.5% 6.6% 17.4%
87 13.7% 8.09% 20.5%
86 16.1% 9.78% 23.7%
85 18.6% 11.6% 27.2%
84 21.3% 13.7% 30.7%
83 24.2% 15.9% 34.2%
82 27.1% 18.3% 37.7%
81 30% 20.7% 41.2%
80 33% 23.3% 44.7%
79 36% 26% 48%
78 38.9% 28.7% 51.2%
77 41.9% 31.5% 54.2%
76 44.7% 34.2% 57.1%
75 47.5% 37% 59.8%
74 50.2% 39.8% 62.4%
73 52.9% 42.5% 64.8%
72 55.4% 45.2% 67%
71 57.8% 47.9% 69.1%
70 60.1% 50.5% 71.1%
69 62.4% 53% 72.9%
68 64.5% 55.5% 74.6%
67 66.5% 57.8% 76.2%
66 68.5% 60.1% 77.7%
65 70.3% 62.4% 79.1%
64 72% 64.5% 80.3%
63 73.7% 66.5% 81.5%
62 75.2% 68.5% 82.6%
61 76.7% 70.3% 83.7%
60 78.1% 72.1% 84.7%
59 79.4% 73.7% 85.6%
58 80.7% 75.3% 86.5%
57 81.8% 76.8% 87.3%
56 82.9% 78.2% 88%
55 84% 79.5% 88.7%
54 84.9% 80.7% 89.4%
53 85.8% 81.9% 90%
52 86.7% 83% 90.6%
51 87.5% 84% 91.1%
50 88.2% 84.9% 91.6%
49 88.9% 85.8% 92.1%
48 89.6% 86.7% 92.5%
47 90.2% 87.5% 92.9%
46 90.7% 88.2% 93.3%
45 91.3% 88.9% 93.7%
44 91.7% 89.5% 94%
43 92.2% 90.1% 94.3%
42 92.6% 90.6% 94.6%
41 93% 91.1% 94.8%
40 93.3% 91.6% 95.1%
39 93.7% 92.1% 95.3%
38 94% 92.5% 95.5%
37 94.3% 92.9% 95.7%
36 94.6% 93.3% 95.9%
35 94.9% 93.6% 96.1%
34 95.1% 93.9% 96.3%
33 95.3% 94.3% 96.4%
32 95.6% 94.6% 96.6%
31 95.8% 94.9% 96.7%
30 96% 95.1% 96.8%
29 96.2% 95.4% 97%
28 96.4% 95.7% 97.1%
27 96.6% 95.9% 97.2%
26 96.8% 96.2% 97.4%
25 97% 96.4% 97.5%
24 97.1% 96.7% 97.6%
23 97.3% 96.9% 97.7%
22 97.5% 97.1% 97.8%
21 97.6% 97.4% 97.9%
20 97.8% 97.6% 98%
19 98% 97.8% 98.1%
18 98.1% 98% 98.2%
17 98.2% 98.1% 98.3%
16 98.3% 98.2% 98.4%
15 98.4% 98.3% 98.5%
14 98.4% 98.3% 98.5%
13 98.5% 98.4% 98.6%
12 98.5% 98.4% 98.6%
11 98.5% 98.4% 98.6%
10 98.6% 98.5% 98.7%
9 98.6% 98.5% 98.7%
8 98.6% 98.6% 98.7%
7 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
6 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
5 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
4 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
3 98.9% 98.8% 99%
2 98.9% 98.8% 99%
1 99% 98.9% 99%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Sao Tome and Principe, 78.1% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 60.1% past 70, 33% past 80, 7.65% past 90, and only 0.27% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Death rate by age in Sao Tome and Principe

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 28.7 0 67.6
99 154.4 67.1 264.1
98 223.8 100.6 378
97 314 146.3 524
96 428 206.8 704
95 567 284.5 918
94 731 381 1,163
93 920 497 1,435
92 1,126 632 1,726
91 1,345 784 2,025
90 1,570 950 2,321
89 1,794 1,127 2,604
88 2,012 1,310 2,862
87 2,217 1,497 3,086
86 2,402 1,684 3,269
85 2,564 1,869 3,407
84 2,704 2,046 3,497
83 2,815 2,212 3,540
82 2,901 2,359 3,539
81 2,956 2,485 3,498
80 2,980 2,587 3,421
79 2,983 2,665 3,315
78 2,965 2,720 3,186
77 2,926 2,755 3,041
76 2,870 2,773 2,884
75 2,795 2,775 2,722
74 2,711 2,763 2,561
73 2,622 2,738 2,402
72 2,524 2,701 2,250
71 2,422 2,653 2,104
70 2,325 2,595 1,966
69 2,232 2,529 1,835
68 2,134 2,458 1,709
67 2,033 2,383 1,590
66 1,935 2,304 1,477
65 1,832 2,221 1,373
64 1,732 2,135 1,277
63 1,638 2,043 1,190
62 1,552 1,948 1,113
61 1,475 1,849 1,045
60 1,398 1,750 982
59 1,322 1,652 924
58 1,247 1,558 867
57 1,172 1,469 812
56 1,101 1,386 758
55 1,032 1,308 705
54 968 1,234 656
53 908 1,163 611
52 852 1,094 570
51 797 1,026 533
50 743 961 500
49 693 897 468
48 646 837 438
47 600 780 408
46 557 726 378
45 517 677 350
44 480 631 324
43 447 588 300
42 416 549 279.4
41 389 513 261.4
40 363 479 245.4
39 340 449 231
38 319 421 217.4
37 299.7 396 204.2
36 282.2 373 191.5
35 266.2 352 179.6
34 251.8 334 168.8
33 239.2 318 159.4
32 228.5 305 151.6
31 219 292.9 145
30 210.6 282.6 139.5
29 203.2 273.5 134.4
28 196.3 265.2 129.4
27 189.9 257.6 124.1
26 183.8 250.7 119
25 178.3 244.8 114.3
24 174.2 240.3 110.9
23 171.8 237 109.2
22 170.5 233.7 109.1
21 168.8 228.3 110.2
20 163.7 217.2 110.7
19 153.1 197.5 108.8
18 136 169.4 102.7
17 113.9 135.9 91.9
16 90.9 103.6 78.3
15 70.6 76.7 64.5
14 55 57.3 52.7
13 44.3 44.7 43.9
12 37.7 37.3 38.2
11 34.4 33.8 35
10 33.4 33 33.9
9 34.3 34.2 34.4
8 36.3 36.8 35.9
7 39.1 40.2 37.9
6 42.1 43.8 40.3
5 44.8 47.1 42.5
4 47.3 50 44.5
3 49.4 52.4 46.4
2 51.3 54.5 48.1
1 53.3 56.5 49.9
0 1,028 1,104 950

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Sao Tome and Principe, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 79 for both sexes combined, 75 for males, and 83 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 70.2 for men, 78.4 for women, and 74.1 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Sao Tome and Principe's demographics more than its death rate.

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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