Sex gap in life expectancy in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.48 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.2 years
in 1990
All-time low
0.7896 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 4.48 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Vanuatu peaked at 5.2 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7896 years, in 1951.
Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.92 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.7896 years | -59.0% |
| 1952 | 1.85 years | +133.8% |
| 1953 | 1.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 1.8 years | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 1.83 years | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.77 years | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 1.76 years | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 1.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 1.76 years | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 1.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 1.84 years | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.93 years | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 2.27 years | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 2.38 years | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 2.48 years | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 2.56 years | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 2.62 years | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 2.58 years | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.63 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.71 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.8 years | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 2.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.91 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 3.15 years | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 3.41 years | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 3.68 years | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 3.77 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 3.86 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.99 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 4.24 years | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 4.54 years | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 4.71 years | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 4.94 years | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6 years | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 5.05 years | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 5.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.18 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.08 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.16 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.01 years | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 4.93 years | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.61 years | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 4.47 years | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.03 years | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 4.24 years | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 4.14 years | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.12 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.02 years | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.94 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.25 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 4.61 years | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 4.77 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 4.84 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.9 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.85 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.69 years | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.64 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.51 years | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.38 years | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.05 years | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 4.48 years | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 4.47 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.48 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.72 years | 0.7896 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.22 years | 1.76 years | 2.62 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.98 years | 2.63 years | 3.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 years | 3.77 years | 5.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 years | 4.03 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 years | 3.94 years | 4.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 years | 4.38 years | 4.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 years | 4.47 years | 5.05 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Vanuatu?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Vanuatu was 4.48 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7896 years in 1951.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Vanuatu ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.