Life expectancy at birth, female in Nauru

Nauru: Life expectancy at birth, female was 64.19 years in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
64.19 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
201st
of 215 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

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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 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 198 Zimbabwe 65.31 years compare
  2. 199 Cote d'Ivoire 64.31 years compare
  3. 200 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.23 years compare
  4. 202 Sierra Leone 63.7 years compare
  5. 203 Liberia 63.63 years compare
  6. 204 Burkina Faso 63.43 years compare

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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 201st out of 215 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.