Tonga vs Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, male

Tonga
69.5 years
in 2024
Vanuatu
69.58 years
in 2024
Tonga rank
135th
Vanuatu rank
133rd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 69.58 years against 69.5 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 135th and Vanuatu ranks 133rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 58.2 years 51.44 years 6.76 years Tonga
1970s 62.3 years 56.72 years 5.59 years Tonga
1980s 63.78 years 62.1 years 1.68 years Tonga
1990s 65.03 years 65.99 years 0.962 years Vanuatu
2000s 66.95 years 67.36 years 0.4121 years Vanuatu
2010s 68.37 years 68.21 years 0.1591 years Tonga
2020s 69.13 years 68.89 years 0.2322 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Tonga or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 69.58 years against 69.5 years in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Tonga and Vanuatu?
0.08 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Tonga ranks 135th and Vanuatu ranks 133rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.