Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1950
All-time low
1.07
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Caledonia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 1.07 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in New Caledonia peaked at 1.21 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2020.
New Caledonia ranks 135th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.21 | — |
| 1951 | 1.2 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.2 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.2 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.19 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.19 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.18 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.18 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.17 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.16 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 4 |
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More health data for New Caledonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,128 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 171 (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in New Caledonia?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in New Caledonia was 1.07 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 ratio in life expectancy recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2020.
- How does New Caledonia rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- New Caledonia ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.