Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 5.01 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.01 years
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
119th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.55 years
in 1952
All-time low
4.87 years
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in New Caledonia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in New Caledonia is 5.01 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in New Caledonia peaked at 8.55 years in 1952 and was at its lowest, 4.87 years, in 2020.
That places New Caledonia 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.51 years | — |
| 1951 | 8.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 8.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 8.51 years | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 8.46 years | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 8.37 years | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 8.32 years | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 8.25 years | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 8.19 years | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 8.12 years | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 8.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 8.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 8.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 8.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 8.02 years | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 7.95 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 7.85 years | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 7.73 years | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 7.61 years | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 7.48 years | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 7.33 years | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.26 years | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 7.18 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.13 years | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 7.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 7.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 7.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 7.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.22 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 7.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.12 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 7.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 7.03 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 7 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.98 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 7.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.01 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.93 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 6.77 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.57 years | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.36 years | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.16 years | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.02 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.94 years | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.07 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.19 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.1 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.03 years | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.96 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.87 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.75 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.59 years | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.45 years | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.53 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.34 years | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 4.87 years | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 6.2 years | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 5.27 years | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 5.01 years | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.38 years | 8.12 years | 8.55 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.01 years | 7.73 years | 8.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.26 years | 7.11 years | 7.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.14 years | 7 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.93 years | 6.57 years | 7.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 years | 5.94 years | 6.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 years | 5.45 years | 6.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 4.87 years | 6.2 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in New Caledonia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in New Caledonia was 5.01 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 versus child mortality recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.55 years in 1952.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 years in 2020.
- How does New Caledonia rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- New Caledonia ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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 versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.