Life expectancy at birth, female in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Vanuatu is 74.11 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Vanuatu peaked at 74.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.95 years, in 1960.
Vanuatu ranks 143rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.65 years | 50.95 years | 56.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.69 years | 56.91 years | 63.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.58 years | 63.76 years | 69.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.88 years | 69.97 years | 71.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.66 years | 71.28 years | 72.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.87 years | 72.45 years | 73.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5 years | 72.43 years | 74.11 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 140 Iraq 74.18 years compare
- 141 Jamaica 74.15 years compare
- 142 Tajikistan, Republic of 74.14 years compare
- 144 Guyana 74.09 years compare
- 145 Egypt, Arab Republic of 74.01 years compare
- 146 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 73.91 years compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,407 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,551 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Vanuatu?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Vanuatu was 74.11 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 74.11 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.95 years in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Vanuatu ranks 143rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.