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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in New Caledonia

New Caledonia: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 76.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.28 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.28 years
in 2023
All-time low
41.42 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in New Caledonia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

New Caledonia recorded 76.28 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in New Caledonia peaked at 76.28 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.42 years, in 1950.

New Caledonia ranks 67th 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.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in New Caledonia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 41.42 years —
1951 42.03 years +1.5%
1952 42.75 years +1.7%
1953 43.47 years +1.7%
1954 44.21 years +1.7%
1955 44.95 years +1.7%
1956 45.73 years +1.7%
1957 46.49 years +1.7%
1958 47.26 years +1.7%
1959 48.01 years +1.6%
1960 48.77 years +1.6%
1961 49.51 years +1.5%
1962 50.24 years +1.5%
1963 50.97 years +1.5%
1964 51.73 years +1.5%
1965 52.51 years +1.5%
1966 53.33 years +1.6%
1967 54.18 years +1.6%
1968 55.03 years +1.6%
1969 55.87 years +1.5%
1970 56.69 years +1.5%
1971 57.47 years +1.4%
1972 58.16 years +1.2%
1973 58.88 years +1.2%
1974 59.5 years +1.1%
1975 60.07 years +1.0%
1976 60.59 years +0.9%
1977 61.07 years +0.8%
1978 61.52 years +0.7%
1979 61.94 years +0.7%
1980 62.37 years +0.7%
1981 62.75 years +0.6%
1982 63.25 years +0.8%
1983 63.71 years +0.7%
1984 64.16 years +0.7%
1985 64.59 years +0.7%
1986 65 years +0.6%
1987 65.37 years +0.6%
1988 65.7 years +0.5%
1989 66 years +0.5%
1990 66.29 years +0.4%
1991 66.58 years +0.4%
1992 66.9 years +0.5%
1993 67.25 years +0.5%
1994 67.63 years +0.6%
1995 68.04 years +0.6%
1996 68.49 years +0.7%
1997 68.97 years +0.7%
1998 69.49 years +0.8%
1999 70.03 years +0.8%
2000 70.55 years +0.7%
2001 71.01 years +0.7%
2002 71.38 years +0.5%
2003 71.64 years +0.4%
2004 71.84 years +0.3%
2005 71.97 years +0.2%
2006 72.09 years +0.2%
2007 72.23 years +0.2%
2008 72.44 years +0.3%
2009 72.72 years +0.4%
2010 73.05 years +0.5%
2011 73.39 years +0.5%
2012 73.72 years +0.4%
2013 74 years +0.4%
2014 74.22 years +0.3%
2015 74.42 years +0.3%
2016 74.64 years +0.3%
2017 74.84 years +0.3%
2018 74.84 years +0.0%
2019 74.15 years -0.9%
2020 74.66 years +0.7%
2021 74.11 years -0.7%
2022 75.1 years +1.3%
2023 76.28 years +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 44.63 years 41.42 years 48.01 years 10
1960s 52.21 years 48.77 years 55.87 years 10
1970s 59.59 years 56.69 years 61.94 years 10
1980s 64.29 years 62.37 years 66 years 10
1990s 67.97 years 66.29 years 70.03 years 10
2000s 71.79 years 70.55 years 72.72 years 10
2010s 74.13 years 73.05 years 74.84 years 10
2020s 75.04 years 74.11 years 76.28 years 4

Countries ranked near New Caledonia

  1. 64 United States of America 76.86 years compare
  2. 65 Saint Martin (French Part) 76.77 years compare
  3. 66 Panama 76.65 years compare
  4. 68 Anguilla 76.03 years compare
  5. 69 Turks and Caicos Islands 75.83 years compare
  6. 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 75.79 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in New Caledonia?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in New Caledonia was 76.28 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in New Caledonia?
The highest recorded value was 76.28 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in New Caledonia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.42 years in 1950.
How does New Caledonia rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
New Caledonia ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in New Caledonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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