Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 71.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vanuatu stood at 71.48 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vanuatu peaked at 71.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.19 years, in 1951.
That places Vanuatu 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.47 years | 42.19 years | 49.29 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.29 years | 49.84 years | 54.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.9 years | 55.31 years | 60.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.71 years | 61.32 years | 66.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.78 years | 66.68 years | 68.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.02 years | 68.59 years | 69.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.17 years | 69.57 years | 70.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.78 years | 69.95 years | 71.48 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
- 157 Egypt 71.63 years compare
- 158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare
- 160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.23 years compare
- 162 Moldova 71.2 years compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vanuatu?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vanuatu was 71.48 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 71.48 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.19 years in 1951.
- How does Vanuatu rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.