Life Expectancy at Birth in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.92
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 216 countries
All-time high
78.92
in 2024
All-time low
52.34
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in New Caledonia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in New Caledonia is 78.92, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in New Caledonia peaked at 78.92 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.34, in 1960.
New Caledonia ranks 60th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.34 | — |
| 1961 | 53.07 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 53.8 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 54.53 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 55.29 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 56.07 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 56.87 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 57.69 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 58.5 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 59.3 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 60.06 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 60.78 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 61.41 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 62.1 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 62.69 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.24 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 63.75 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.24 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 64.7 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 65.15 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 65.6 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.99 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 66.51 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 66.97 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 67.42 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 67.84 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.24 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 68.6 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 68.92 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.22 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 69.53 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.82 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.14 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.5 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 70.9 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.31 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.75 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.2 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.68 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 73.14 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.57 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.96 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.28 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.5 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.71 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.87 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.02 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.18 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.68 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.99 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.31 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.61 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.87 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.05 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.21 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.36 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.5 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.56 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.26 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.05 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.11 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.7 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.77 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 78.92 | +0.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 78.92 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 78.92 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.75 | 52.34 | 59.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.81 | 60.06 | 65.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.53 | 65.6 | 69.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2 | 69.53 | 73.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.72 | 73.57 | 75.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.97 | 75.99 | 77.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.91 | 77.05 | 78.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 57 Saudi Arabia 78.98 compare
- 58 Northern Mariana Islands 78.95 compare
- 59 Croatia 78.93 compare
- 61 United States 78.89 compare
- 62 Poland 78.41 compare
- 63 Slovakia 78.37 compare
More gender data for New Caledonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 61.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2254 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 246.05 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 246.05 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,009 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in New Caledonia?
- Life expectancy at birth in New Caledonia was 78.92 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.92 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.34 in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- New Caledonia ranks 60th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.