Life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru
Nauru: Life expectancy at birth, total was 62.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru stood at 62.28 years. 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 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru peaked at 62.28 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.92 years, in 1960.
Nauru ranks 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.25 years | 57.92 years | 58.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.32 years | 58.14 years | 58.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.65 years | 58.47 years | 58.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.73 years | 59.1 years | 60.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 59.35 years | 59.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.81 years | 60.07 years | 61.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.84 years | 61.33 years | 62.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 198 Zimbabwe 63.06 years compare
- 199 Togo 62.94 years compare
- 200 Liberia 62.32 years compare
- 202 Cote d'Ivoire 62.11 years compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.07 years compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 61.96 years compare
More health data for Nauru
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 85 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 95 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Nauru was 62.28 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 62.28 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.92 years in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Nauru ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.