Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Nauru
Nauru: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 64.19 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
64.19 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
204th
of 218 countries
All-time high
64.19 years
in 2024
All-time low
60.53 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Nauru, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 64.19 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Nauru peaked at 64.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.53 years, in 1960.
Nauru ranks 204th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.53 years | — |
| 1961 | 60.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 60.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 60.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 60.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 61.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 61.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 62.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 62.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 62.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 62.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 62.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 62.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 62.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 62.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 62.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 62.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 63.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 63.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 63.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 63.17 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 63.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.07 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 62.89 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 62.67 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 62.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 62.39 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 62.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 62.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 63.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 63.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 63.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 63.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 63.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 63.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 63.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 62.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 62.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 62.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 63 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.42 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 64 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 64 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.19 years | +0.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 64.19 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.48 years, 77% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 64.19 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.99 years, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.31 years | 60.53 years | 62.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.81 years | 62.38 years | 63.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.74 years | 62.39 years | 63.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.4 years | 62.82 years | 63.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.04 years | 62.85 years | 63.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.02 years | 63.56 years | 64.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.93 years | 63.42 years | 64.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 201 Zimbabwe 65.31 years compare
- 202 Cote d'Ivoire 64.31 years compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.23 years compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 63.7 years compare
- 206 Liberia 63.63 years compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 63.43 years compare
More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Nauru?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Nauru was 64.19 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 64.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.53 years in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Nauru ranks 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.