Life expectancy at different ages in Vatican
Vatican: Life expectancy at different ages was 82.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.98
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.62
in 2019
All-time low
65.25
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in Vatican stood at 82.98.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Vatican peaked at 83.62 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.25, in 1951.
Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Vatican, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 65.85 | — |
| 1951 | 65.25 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 65.71 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 66.26 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 67.49 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 67.81 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 67.31 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 67.54 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 68.73 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 69.24 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 69.19 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 69.8 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 69.22 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 69.3 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.27 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 70.14 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 70.88 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 70.89 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 70.7 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.66 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.48 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 71.74 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 71.97 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 71.94 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 72.65 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 72.59 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 72.93 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 73.3 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 73.74 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 73.99 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 74.13 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.32 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 74.78 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.65 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 75.06 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 75.46 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 75.75 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.2 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.37 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.79 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 76.9 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 76.92 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.32 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.02 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.66 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.8 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.51 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 78.19 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.34 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.67 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.34 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.85 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.95 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.85 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.19 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.65 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.22 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.3 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.37 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.3 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.54 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.71 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.98 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.47 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.63 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.46 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.88 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.72 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.31 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.62 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.99 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.95 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.34 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.98 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.12 | 65.25 | 69.24 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.11 | 69.19 | 70.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.63 | 71.48 | 73.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.35 | 74.13 | 76.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.73 | 76.9 | 78.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5 | 79.34 | 81.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.53 | 81.54 | 83.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.06 | 82.95 | 83.34 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Vatican?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Vatican was 82.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 83.62 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.25 in 1951.
- How does Vatican rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Vatican ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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