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Health · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Saint Martin (French part): health in numbers
Life expectancy is 80.4 yrs (2024), 51st of 217 in the world and 6th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 84.0 yrs (2024), 38th of 217 in the world and 3rd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 77.0 yrs (2024), 56th of 217 in the world and 6th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
Saint Martin (French part)Latin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
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5 indicators
Health: Saint Martin (French part) in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 80.4 yrs2024 | 51/217 | 6/42 | 76.8 yrs | 78.8 yrs | 80.1 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 84.0 yrs2024 | 38/217 | 3/42 | 80.8 yrs | 82.6 yrs | 83.9 yrs | +0.6%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 77.0 yrs2024 | 56/217 | 6/42 | 73.3 yrs | 75.4 yrs | 76.6 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 49/206 | 4/35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.9% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 97.6% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 14/203 | 2/34 | 99.2% | 99.5% | 100.0% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 90.3% | 98.3% | 82.2% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.9%80.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.6%84.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.9%77.0 yrs in 2024
- Basic sanitation+0.3 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Basic water−0.1 pp99.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Saint Martin (French part) and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Saint Martin (French part). Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Saint Martin (French part) | Sint Maarten |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.4 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 84.0 yrs2024 | 79.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 77.0 yrs2024 | 73.8 yrs2024 |
| Basic water | 99.9%2024 | 99.3%2017 |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0%2024 | 98.8%2017 |