Life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican

Vatican: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 85.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
85.12 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.6 years
in 2019
All-time low
66.82 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican stood at 85.12 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican peaked at 85.6 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.82 years, in 1951.

That places Vatican 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 67.36 years
1951 66.82 years -0.8%
1952 67.32 years +0.7%
1953 67.92 years +0.9%
1954 69.34 years +2.1%
1955 69.75 years +0.6%
1956 69.33 years -0.6%
1957 69.69 years +0.5%
1958 70.87 years +1.7%
1959 71.39 years +0.7%
1960 71.47 years +0.1%
1961 72.22 years +1.1%
1962 71.66 years -0.8%
1963 71.84 years +0.2%
1964 72.85 years +1.4%
1965 72.74 years -0.1%
1966 73.48 years +1.0%
1967 73.48 years +0.0%
1968 73.36 years -0.2%
1969 73.49 years +0.2%
1970 74.16 years +0.9%
1971 74.51 years +0.5%
1972 74.78 years +0.4%
1973 74.72 years -0.1%
1974 75.54 years +1.1%
1975 75.58 years +0.0%
1976 75.97 years +0.5%
1977 76.44 years +0.6%
1978 76.93 years +0.6%
1979 77.23 years +0.4%
1980 77.35 years +0.2%
1981 77.51 years +0.2%
1982 77.95 years +0.6%
1983 77.82 years -0.2%
1984 78.21 years +0.5%
1985 78.58 years +0.5%
1986 78.87 years +0.4%
1987 79.34 years +0.6%
1988 79.47 years +0.2%
1989 79.92 years +0.6%
1990 80.01 years +0.1%
1991 80.09 years +0.1%
1992 80.48 years +0.5%
1993 80.12 years -0.4%
1994 80.78 years +0.8%
1995 80.97 years +0.2%
1996 81.58 years +0.8%
1997 81.09 years -0.6%
1998 81.38 years +0.4%
1999 81.63 years +0.3%
2000 81.89 years +0.3%
2001 82.52 years +0.8%
2002 82.58 years +0.1%
2003 82.39 years -0.2%
2004 82.73 years +0.4%
2005 83.11 years +0.5%
2006 83.71 years +0.7%
2007 83.65 years -0.1%
2008 83.72 years +0.1%
2009 83.53 years -0.2%
2010 83.76 years +0.3%
2011 83.86 years +0.1%
2012 84.13 years +0.3%
2013 84.68 years +0.7%
2014 84.77 years +0.1%
2015 84.5 years -0.3%
2016 84.86 years +0.4%
2017 84.74 years -0.1%
2018 85.28 years +0.6%
2019 85.6 years +0.4%
2020 85.14 years -0.5%
2021 85.02 years -0.1%
2022 85.4 years +0.4%
2023 85.12 years -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 68.98 years 66.82 years 71.39 years 10
1960s 72.66 years 71.47 years 73.49 years 10
1970s 75.59 years 74.16 years 77.23 years 10
1980s 78.5 years 77.35 years 79.92 years 10
1990s 80.81 years 80.01 years 81.63 years 10
2000s 82.98 years 81.89 years 83.72 years 10
2010s 84.62 years 83.76 years 85.6 years 10
2020s 85.17 years 85.02 years 85.4 years 4

Countries ranked near Vatican

  1. 22 Malta 85.26 years compare
  2. 23 Macau, China 85.25 years compare
  3. 24 Puerto Rico 85.24 years compare
  4. 26 Portugal 85.12 years compare
  5. 27 Sweden 85.1 years compare
  6. 28 Norway 84.85 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Vatican was 85.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Vatican?
The highest recorded value was 85.6 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Vatican?
The lowest recorded value was 66.82 years in 1951.
How does Vatican rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Vatican ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Vatican?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.