Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 78.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.77 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.77 years
in 2023
All-time low
45.1 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Caledonia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in New Caledonia stood at 78.77 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in New Caledonia peaked at 78.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.1 years, in 1950.
New Caledonia ranks 67th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.1 years | — |
| 1951 | 45.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 46.46 years | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 47.17 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 47.89 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 48.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 49.37 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 50.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 50.86 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 51.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 52.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 53.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 53.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 54.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 55.29 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 56.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 56.87 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 57.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 58.5 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 59.3 years | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 60.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 60.78 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 61.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 62.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 62.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 63.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 64.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 65.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 65.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 66.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 66.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 67.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 67.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 68.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 68.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 69.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 70.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 73.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.77 years | +1.4% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 78.77 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 78.77 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.29 years | 45.1 years | 51.58 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.75 years | 52.34 years | 59.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.81 years | 60.06 years | 65.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.53 years | 65.6 years | 69.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2 years | 69.53 years | 73.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.72 years | 73.57 years | 75.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.97 years | 75.99 years | 77.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.66 years | 77.05 years | 78.77 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 64 Falkland Islands 79.21 years compare
- 65 Estonia 79.15 years compare
- 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 years compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 78.73 years compare
- 69 Poland 78.63 years compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 years compare
More health data for New Caledonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3381 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,128 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4956 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3761 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in New Caledonia?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in New Caledonia was 78.77 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1 years in 1950.
- How does New Caledonia rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- New Caledonia ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.