Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Vanuatu

Life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu in 2024 — 71.7 years. Ranked 141 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 43.8%.

2024 71.7 years +0.25% vs 2023
World rank 141of 217
Period maximum 71.7 years2024
Period minimum 49.8 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Vanuatu, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.8 years1962: 50.9 years1964: 52 years1966: 53.1 years1968: 54.2 years1970: 55.3 years1972: 56.4 years1974: 57.6 years1976: 58.7 years1978: 59.9 years1980: 61.3 years1982: 62.5 years1984: 63.5 years1986: 64.6 years1988: 65.7 years1990: 66.7 years1992: 67.4 years1994: 68 years1996: 68.2 years1998: 68.4 years2000: 68.6 years2002: 68.8 years2004: 69 years2006: 69.1 years2008: 69.3 years2010: 69.6 years2012: 69.9 years2014: 70 years2016: 70.4 years2018: 70.6 years2020: 70.4 years2022: 71.3 years2024: 71.7 years
Change over the period: +21.8 (+43.77%) Average annual rate: 0.57 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 71.7 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
Melanesia computed 67 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2023 71.5 +0.2 +0.25%
2022 71.3 +1.4 +1.93%
2021 70 −0.4 −0.62%
2020 70.4 −0.4 −0.56%
2019 70.8 +0.2 +0.22%
2018 70.6 +0.1 +0.18%
2017 70.5 +0.1 +0.15%
2016 70.4 +0.2 +0.33%
2015 70.2 +0.1 +0.17%
2014 70 +0.1 +0.08%
2013 70 +0.1 +0.13%
2012 69.9 +0.2 +0.24%
2011 69.7 +0.2 +0.23%
2010 69.6 +0.1 +0.21%
2009 69.4 +0.1 +0.17%
2008 69.3 +0.2 +0.23%
2007 69.1 +0 +0.03%
2006 69.1 −0 −0.06%
2005 69.2 +0.2 +0.26%
2004 69 +0.1 +0.08%
2003 68.9 +0.1 +0.14%
2002 68.8 +0.1 +0.17%
2001 68.7 +0.1 +0.2%
2000 68.6 +0.7 +0.97%
1999 67.9 −0.4 −0.66%
1998 68.4 +0.1 +0.09%
1997 68.3 +0.1 +0.2%
1996 68.2 +0.1 +0.11%
1995 68.1 +0.1 +0.18%
1994 68 +0.3 +0.38%
1993 67.7 +0.3 +0.43%
1992 67.4 +0.3 +0.48%
1991 67.1 +0.4 +0.64%
1990 66.7 +0.7 +1%
1989 66 +0.3 +0.49%
1988 65.7 +1.3 +1.96%
1987 64.4 −0.2 −0.28%
1986 64.6 +0.7 +1.08%
1985 63.9 +0.4 +0.64%
1984 63.5 +0.4 +0.7%
1983 63.1 +0.5 +0.86%
1982 62.5 +0.6 +0.95%
1981 62 +0.6 +1.02%
1980 61.3 +0.4 +0.7%
1979 60.9 +1 +1.69%
1978 59.9 +0.6 +1.07%
1977 59.2 +0.6 +0.99%
1976 58.7 +0.5 +0.91%
1975 58.1 +0.6 +0.97%
1974 57.6 +0.6 +1%
1973 57 +0.6 +1.12%
1972 56.4 +0.5 +0.88%
1971 55.9 +0.6 +1.03%
1970 55.3 +0.5 +1%
1969 54.8 +0.5 +0.98%
1968 54.2 +0.6 +1.05%
1967 53.7 +0.6 +1.09%
1966 53.1 +0.6 +1.07%
1965 52.5 +0.6 +1.07%
1964 52 +0.5 +0.94%
1963 51.5 +0.6 +1.09%
1962 50.9 +0.5 +1.09%
1961 50.4 +0.5 +1.09%
1960 49.8

Melanesia, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.