Life expectancy of Singapore residents rises to 83.5 years in 2024

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Life expectancy of Singapore residents rises to 83.5 years in 2024​

Life expectancy at birth for Singapore residents improved 0.9 years over the last decade, SingStat's data showed.

File photo of people crossing the street at South Bridge Road in Singapore. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)

27 May 2025 12:11PM (Updated: 27 May 2025 12:15PM)

SINGAPORE: Singapore residents' life expectancy at birth rose to 83.5 years in 2024, an increase of 0.3 years from the previous year.

The preliminary data released by the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Tuesday (May 27) also showed life expectancy improved over the last decade, up from 82.6 years in 2014.

Life expectancy in 2023 was affected by higher mortality rates due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"As these higher mortality rates are assumed to apply throughout a lifetime, life expectancy data for 2023 may not accurately represent the number of years individuals can expect to live, if mortality rates return to pre-pandemic levels," SingStat said.

At age 65, life expectancy improved from 20.9 years in 2023 to 21.2 years in 2024. It increased by 0.6 years over the last 10 years, from 20.6 years in 2014.

Data on life expectancy in SingStat's report shows the average number of additional years that people might expect to live if these mortality rates apply throughout their lives.

It does not take into account future changes in mortality, said the department.

MALE AND FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCIES​

Resident male life expectancy at birth stood at 81.2 years last year, an improvement of 0.2 years from 2023.

Over the last decade, resident male life expectancy improved by 0.9 years. The resident life expectancy for men at 65 also rose from 18.8 years in 2014 to 19.5 years in 2024.

Female life expectancy at birth was 85.6 years in 2024, up 0.3 years from 2023. Over the last decade, it has increased by 0.8 years.

The resident life expectancy for women at 65 rose from 22.1 years in 2014 to 22.7 years in 2024.

The report also showed that the expected survival rates of Singapore resident newborns continued to improve in general between 2014 and 2024.

For newborn boys, the proportion expected to be alive at 65 years old increased from 88.8 per cent to 89.8 per cent, while the proportion expected to live to 85 increased from 41.5 per cent to 45.6 per cent.

Newborn girls showed better survival rates, with the proportion expected to be alive at 65 years old increasing from 93.5 per cent to 94.3 per cent.

Females who are expected to live to 85 rose from 57.8 per cent to 62.9 per cent.
Source: CNA/fh(mi)

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Lives till 80+ but retrenched at 40+, Sinkies are so screwed.

 

[Sustanon]

Yes I believe any data that comes from the Ministry of Truth...

 

[Truthspeak]

The Jews made this drama to troll the vaxtards during Covid-19.

Now most vaxtards are in this game.

 

[SaBoon]

Having money can improve quality of life. But without financial stability, even living to 83 might feel meaningless.

 

[bobby]

CPF Changes to come :

Minimum Sum up - now $300,000
No more 55yo withdrawal - now 65yo
Monthly payment reduced - now $40/pm
Increased employee contribution - now 25%

 

[Pinkieslut]

More and more JLB useless eaters.

 

[True Believer]

Having money can improve quality of life. But without financial stability, even living to 83 might feel meaningless.

Imagine all those local PMEs who lose their livelihood by age 50, and have to live another 33 years doing gig work just to put food on the table.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

By the time you are 50, your wife is probably a fat nagging cunt whom you don’t wanna fuck. When you hit 60, you got all sorts of health problems. When u get to 70, you will stay alone and live off your pathetic CPF allowance, treating yourself to 1 cup of coffee at coffeeshop every morning. When you are 80, you don’t even know who u are!

 

[sbfuncle]

By the time you are 50, your wife is probably a fat nagging cunt whom you don’t wanna fuck. When you hit 60, you got all sorts of health problems. When u get to 70, you will stay alone and live off your pathetic CPF allowance, treating yourself to 1 cup of coffee at coffeeshop every morning. When you are 80, you don’t even know who u are!

We worked hard our whole life just to get this kind of outcome.
So sad.

 

[True Believer]

We worked hard our whole life just to get this kind of outcome. So sad.

This is why we need to make hay while the sun shines, so that we may retire early.

 

[superpower]

While PAP keeps trumpeting about our life expectancy of 84 years - which ranks in the top echelon - our healthy life expectancy of 74 years is below the OECD average of 77 years, and about on par with ASEAN's average of 73.5 years.

So what it means that while our people are living longer lives than most developed nations, our quality of life in old age is poorer, on account of higher incidence of chronic illnesses, inadequate control of these illnesses, less than universal access to health care for the elderly, low awareness of preventive health care. Many above the age of 60 are already wheelchair-bound or relying or walking aids, attending dialysis treatments 3x a week, or sitting in the living room all day hooked up to an oxygen tank. Most Singaporeans above the age of 70 would require assistance even when visiting their GP (usually by a maid or family member).

Meanwhile your average 80-year-old Japanese is still taking their early morning walks in the hills (without a walking stick), skiing in winter and golfing in summer, and maybe attempting a Mt Everest summit.

 

[True Believer]

We worked hard our whole life just to get this kind of outcome. So sad.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

If you are lucky, u live till maybe 75, die a relatively pain-free death.

 

[birdie69]

If you are lucky, u live till maybe 75, die a relatively pain-free death.

So we have to pay more years of Medishield Life premium and higher amount!