Difference in male and female life expectancy in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.41 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
4.41
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
130th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.03
in 1990
All-time low
0.9798
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Vanuatu, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 4.41 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Vanuatu peaked at 5.03 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9798, in 1951.
That places Vanuatu 130th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.99 | 0.9798 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.34 | 1.95 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.96 | 2.69 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.34 | 3.63 | 4.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.73 | 3.93 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 | 3.83 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 4.31 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 4.4 | 4.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5047 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,407 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Vanuatu?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Vanuatu was 4.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 in 1990.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9798 in 1951.
- How does Vanuatu rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Vanuatu ranks 130th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).