Life expectancy at birth, female in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Life expectancy at birth, female was 71.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.5 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
71.5 years
in 2024
All-time low
57.13 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Pacific island small states, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Pacific island small states stood at 71.5 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 71.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.13 years, in 1960.

That places Pacific island small states 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, female in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Pacific island small states, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 57.13 years
1961 57.8 years +1.2%
1962 58.49 years +1.2%
1963 59.12 years +1.1%
1964 59.25 years +0.2%
1965 60.1 years +1.4%
1966 61.05 years +1.6%
1967 61.16 years +0.2%
1968 61.75 years +1.0%
1969 61.82 years +0.1%
1970 62.57 years +1.2%
1971 62.98 years +0.6%
1972 63.27 years +0.5%
1973 62.93 years -0.5%
1974 63.7 years +1.2%
1975 64.09 years +0.6%
1976 64.73 years +1.0%
1977 65.19 years +0.7%
1978 65.71 years +0.8%
1979 65.46 years -0.4%
1980 65.85 years +0.6%
1981 65.74 years -0.2%
1982 65.88 years +0.2%
1983 66.51 years +1.0%
1984 66.84 years +0.5%
1985 67.03 years +0.3%
1986 67.19 years +0.2%
1987 67.54 years +0.5%
1988 67.99 years +0.7%
1989 68.19 years +0.3%
1990 68.19 years +0.0%
1991 68.42 years +0.3%
1992 68.62 years +0.3%
1993 68.78 years +0.2%
1994 69.03 years +0.4%
1995 69.19 years +0.2%
1996 69.33 years +0.2%
1997 69.42 years +0.1%
1998 69.6 years +0.3%
1999 69.71 years +0.2%
2000 69.58 years -0.2%
2001 69.66 years +0.1%
2002 69.34 years -0.5%
2003 69.48 years +0.2%
2004 69.55 years +0.1%
2005 69.7 years +0.2%
2006 69.8 years +0.2%
2007 69.8 years -0.0%
2008 69.96 years +0.2%
2009 69.82 years -0.2%
2010 70.25 years +0.6%
2011 70.37 years +0.2%
2012 70.05 years -0.5%
2013 70.21 years +0.2%
2014 70.37 years +0.2%
2015 70.41 years +0.1%
2016 70.33 years -0.1%
2017 70.64 years +0.4%
2018 70.62 years -0.0%
2019 70.63 years +0.0%
2020 70.69 years +0.1%
2021 69.49 years -1.7%
2022 71.13 years +2.4%
2023 71.31 years +0.3%
2024 71.5 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 59.77 years 57.13 years 61.82 years 10
1970s 64.06 years 62.57 years 65.71 years 10
1980s 66.88 years 65.74 years 68.19 years 10
1990s 69.03 years 68.19 years 69.71 years 10
2000s 69.67 years 69.34 years 69.96 years 10
2010s 70.39 years 70.05 years 70.64 years 10
2020s 70.82 years 69.49 years 71.5 years 5

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 29 Ireland 84.7 years compare
  2. 30 Iceland 84.5 years compare
  3. 31 Belgium 84.4 years compare
  4. 31 Greece 84.4 years compare
  5. 33 United Arab Emirates 84.32 years compare
  6. 34 Austria 84.3 years compare
  7. 35 Canada 84.29 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Pacific island small states?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Pacific island small states was 71.5 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 Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 71.5 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 57.13 years in 1960.
How does Pacific island small states rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Pacific island small states ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pacific island small states 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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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
265 places, 17,191 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.