Life Expectancy at Birth in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Life Expectancy at Birth was 71.65 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Vanuatu, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 71.65 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu peaked at 71.65 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.84, in 1960.
That places Vanuatu 141st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.29 | 49.84 | 54.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.9 | 55.31 | 60.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.71 | 61.32 | 66.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.78 | 66.68 | 68.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.02 | 68.59 | 69.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.17 | 69.57 | 70.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.95 | 69.95 | 71.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 138 Tajikistan, Republic of 71.93 compare
- 139 Samoa 71.83 compare
- 140 Egypt, Arab Republic of 71.81 compare
- 142 Jamaica 71.61 compare
- 143 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 71.38 compare
- 144 Moldova, Republic of 71.33 compare
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 4,250 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 4,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu?
- Life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu was 71.65 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 71.65 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.84 in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.