Life expectancy at birth, total in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Pacific island small states, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 69.44 years for life expectancy at birth, total 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 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Pacific island small states peaked at 69.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.93 years, in 1960.
That places Pacific island small states 33rd 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, total in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.93 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 56.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 56.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 56.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 57.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 58.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 58.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 59.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 59.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 59.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 60.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 60.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 60.22 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 60.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 60.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 61.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 62.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 62.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 62.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 62.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 62.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 63.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 63.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 63.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 64.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 64.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 64.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 65.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 65.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 65.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 65.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 66.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 66.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 66.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 66.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 67 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 66.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 67.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 66.76 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 67.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.67 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.36 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.48 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.1 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 69.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.44 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.3 years | 54.93 years | 59.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.11 years | 59.72 years | 62.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.98 years | 62.8 years | 65.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.26 years | 65.41 years | 67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.17 years | 66.76 years | 67.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.18 years | 67.67 years | 68.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.73 years | 67.48 years | 69.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.2481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1696 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1605 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Pacific island small states?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Pacific island small states was 69.44 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 69.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.93 years in 1960.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Pacific island small states ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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), 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.