Life

EXPECTANCY
at Birth
Singapore Residents Can Expect to
Live Longer Compared to a Decade Ago

2008 2013 2018

80.9
80.9 82.4
82.4 83.2
83.2
Years Years Years

83.3 84.5 85.4

Years Years Years

Females Have Higher

Life Expectancy
2008 2013 2018

Female

78 80 82 84 86

2008 2013 2018

78.4 80.1 81.0

Years Years Years
Male
Data pertain to the life expectancy at birth of the resident population (i.e. Singapore citizens and permanent residents).
Data for 2018 are preliminary.

Life expectancy at birth is defined as the average number of years a new-born baby
might expect to live, if he or she were to experience the age-specific mortality rates
of the reference period throughout his or her life.

For more information on the mortality experience of the Singapore resident population,
please access the report below:
Complete Life Tables for Singapore Resident Population, 2017-2018