Life expectancy in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Life expectancy was 76.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.37 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.37 years
in 2023
All-time low
62.43 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1950–2023

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Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 76.37 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 76.37 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.43 years, in 1950.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 103rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 64.37 years 62.43 years 66.05 years 10
1960s 68.07 years 66.35 years 70.21 years 10
1970s 71.87 years 70.86 years 72.31 years 10
1980s 72.22 years 71.79 years 72.46 years 10
1990s 73 years 72.38 years 74.22 years 10
2000s 74.66 years 74.41 years 74.85 years 10
2010s 75.46 years 74.82 years 75.95 years 10
2020s 75.51 years 74.5 years 76.37 years 4

Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

  1. 100 Malaysia 76.66 years compare
  2. 101 Tunisia 76.51 years compare
  3. 102 Thailand 76.41 years compare
  4. 104 Aruba 76.35 years compare
  5. 105 Algeria 76.26 years compare
  6. 106 Latvia 76.19 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Life expectancy in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 76.37 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
The highest recorded value was 76.37 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
The lowest recorded value was 62.43 years in 1950.
How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for life expectancy?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.