New Caledonia vs United States Virgin Islands: Life expectancy by sex
New Caledonia
81.29 years
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
81.35 years
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
72nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
71st
Life expectancy by sex over time
- New Caledonia
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 81.35 years against 81.29 years in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 72nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 3 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.01 years | 64.59 years | 11.58 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 60.22 years | 66.97 years | 6.75 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 66.85 years | 71.19 years | 4.35 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 71.44 years | 73.29 years | 1.85 years | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 74.9 years | 74.72 years | 0.173 years | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 77.89 years | 76.15 years | 1.74 years | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 80.01 years | 79.47 years | 0.5375 years | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 80.37 years | 80.96 years | 0.5833 years | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, New Caledonia or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 81.35 years against 81.29 years in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between New Caledonia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.06 years, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- New Caledonia ranks 72nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.