Life expectancy, source comparison in Vatican
Vatican: Life expectancy, source comparison was 82.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy, source comparison in Vatican is 82.98 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Vatican peaked at 83.62 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.25 years, in 1951.
That places Vatican 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.12 years | 65.25 years | 69.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.11 years | 69.19 years | 70.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.63 years | 71.48 years | 73.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.35 years | 74.13 years | 76.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.73 years | 76.9 years | 78.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5 years | 79.34 years | 81.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.53 years | 81.54 years | 83.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.06 years | 82.95 years | 83.33 years | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 800.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 82.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 82.98 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 82.98 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -2.1% (2023)
- Life expectancy 82.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 82.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy at age 15 92.23 years (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Vatican?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Vatican was 82.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 83.62 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.25 years in 1951.
- How does Vatican rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Vatican ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.