Womens life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Womens life expectancy at birth was 73.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.93
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
160th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.93
in 2023
All-time low
42.73
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Womens life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 73.93 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. 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 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu peaked at 73.93 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.73, in 1951.

Vanuatu ranks 160th 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.

Womens life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Womens life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 45.18 —
1951 42.73 -5.4%
1952 46.48 +8.8%
1953 47.04 +1.2%
1954 47.65 +1.3%
1955 48.28 +1.3%
1956 48.85 +1.2%
1957 49.34 +1.0%
1958 49.87 +1.1%
1959 50.42 +1.1%
1960 50.95 +1.1%
1961 51.5 +1.1%
1962 52.08 +1.1%
1963 52.68 +1.2%
1964 53.37 +1.3%
1965 53.98 +1.2%
1966 54.6 +1.1%
1967 55.22 +1.1%
1968 55.81 +1.1%
1969 56.33 +0.9%
1970 56.91 +1.0%
1971 57.5 +1.0%
1972 58.03 +0.9%
1973 58.71 +1.2%
1974 59.29 +1.0%
1975 59.89 +1.0%
1976 60.47 +1.0%
1977 61.13 +1.1%
1978 61.91 +1.3%
1979 63.08 +1.9%
1980 63.76 +1.1%
1981 64.44 +1.1%
1982 65.11 +1.0%
1983 65.8 +1.1%
1984 66.43 +1.0%
1985 66.94 +0.8%
1986 67.77 +1.2%
1987 67.37 -0.6%
1988 68.9 +2.3%
1989 69.26 +0.5%
1990 69.97 +1.0%
1991 70.39 +0.6%
1992 70.71 +0.5%
1993 70.94 +0.3%
1994 71.25 +0.4%
1995 71.28 +0.0%
1996 71.3 +0.0%
1997 71.24 -0.1%
1998 71.21 -0.0%
1999 70.49 -1.0%
2000 71.28 +1.1%
2001 71.33 +0.1%
2002 71.42 +0.1%
2003 71.44 +0.0%
2004 71.42 -0.0%
2005 71.62 +0.3%
2006 71.72 +0.1%
2007 71.92 +0.3%
2008 72.16 +0.3%
2009 72.29 +0.2%
2010 72.45 +0.2%
2011 72.6 +0.2%
2012 72.79 +0.3%
2013 72.82 +0.0%
2014 72.77 -0.1%
2015 72.85 +0.1%
2016 73 +0.2%
2017 73.02 +0.0%
2018 73.15 +0.2%
2019 73.29 +0.2%
2020 73.25 -0.1%
2021 72.43 -1.1%
2022 73.76 +1.8%
2023 73.93 +0.2%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 73.93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 73.93 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 47.58 42.73 50.42 10
1960s 53.65 50.95 56.33 10
1970s 59.69 56.91 63.08 10
1980s 66.58 63.76 69.26 10
1990s 70.88 69.97 71.3 10
2000s 71.66 71.28 72.29 10
2010s 72.87 72.45 73.29 10
2020s 73.34 72.43 73.93 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 157 Jamaica 73.99 compare
  2. 158 Tajikistan 73.98 compare
  3. 159 Guyana 73.94 compare
  4. 161 Egypt 73.81 compare
  5. 162 Sao Tome and Principe 73.73 compare
  6. 163 Samoa 73.66 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is womens life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu?
Womens life expectancy at birth in Vanuatu was 73.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 73.93 in 2023.
What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 42.73 in 1951.
How does Vanuatu rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
Vanuatu ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Womens life expectancy at birth
Source
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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