Life expectancy at birth, male in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 76.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.46 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
58th
of 217 countries
All-time high
76.46 years
in 2024
All-time low
48.77 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in New Caledonia, 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, male in New Caledonia is 76.46 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in New Caledonia peaked at 76.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.77 years, in 1960.
That places New Caledonia 58th out of 217 countries 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, male in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.77 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 50.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 50.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 51.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 52.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 53.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 54.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 55.03 years | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 55.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 56.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 57.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 58.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 58.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 59.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 60.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 60.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 61.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 61.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 61.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 62.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 62.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 63.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 63.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 64.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 64.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 65 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 65.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 66.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 66.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 66.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 67.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 68.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 69.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 70.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 70.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.84 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.15 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.11 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.1 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 76.28 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 76.46 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.21 years | 48.77 years | 55.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.59 years | 56.69 years | 61.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.29 years | 62.37 years | 66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.97 years | 66.29 years | 70.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.79 years | 70.55 years | 72.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.13 years | 73.05 years | 74.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.32 years | 74.11 years | 76.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 76.99 years compare
- 56 Panama 76.88 years compare
- 57 United States 76.5 years compare
- 59 Croatia 76.1 years compare
- 60 Kosovo 76.01 years compare
- 60 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 76.01 years compare
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,128 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in New Caledonia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in New Caledonia was 76.46 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.77 years in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- New Caledonia ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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, male (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.