St. Martin (French part) — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for St. Martin (French part), 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for St. Martin (French part) was 80.4 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 67.6 in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.27% per year.
St. Martin (French part) ranks 51 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 24%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 76.0, so St. Martin (French part) sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 6 of 42 economies; Panama (79.8) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 44th of 215 in 1960 → 25th of 216 in 1970 → 38th of 216 in 1980 → 37th of 217 in 1990 → 37th of 217 in 2000 → 45th of 217 in 2010 → 42nd of 217 in 2020 → 51st of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.44 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.22 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.24 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.21 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.08 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.08 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.03 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 78.76 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 79.89 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.83 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.73 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.53 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.3 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.02 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.75 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.51 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.33 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 78.16 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.99 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 77.8 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.61 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.42 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.22 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 77.01 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.79 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.57 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 76.34 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 76.11 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.89 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.71 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.53 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.35 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.15 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.93 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 74.57 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.21 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.86 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.52 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 73.2 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.94 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 72.73 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 72.55 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.42 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 72.38 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 72.35 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.3 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 72.24 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.17 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 72.12 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 72.05 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.93 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.78 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 71.57 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 71.31 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 70.98 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.56 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 70.15 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 69.78 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 69.4 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 69.03 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.76 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 68.49 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 68.19 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 67.91 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 67.65 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Martin (French part)’s Life expectancy in 1961?
67.91 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are St. Martin (French part)’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is St. Martin (French part)’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +18.9% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 80.44; 2023: 80.22; 2022: 80.24; 2021: 80.21; 2020: 80.08. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.