Life expectancy by sex in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Life expectancy by sex was 73.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Vanuatu is 73.93 years, measured 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, life expectancy by sex in Vanuatu peaked at 73.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.73 years, in 1951.
That places Vanuatu 160th 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 | 47.58 years | 42.73 years | 50.42 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.65 years | 50.95 years | 56.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.69 years | 56.91 years | 63.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.58 years | 63.76 years | 69.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.88 years | 69.97 years | 71.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.66 years | 71.28 years | 72.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.87 years | 72.46 years | 73.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.34 years | 72.43 years | 73.93 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 157 Jamaica 73.99 years compare
- 158 Tajikistan 73.98 years compare
- 159 Guyana 73.94 years compare
- 161 Egypt, Arab Rep. 73.81 years compare
- 162 Sao Tome and Principe 73.73 years compare
- 163 Samoa 73.66 years compare
More population data for Vanuatu
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 71.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 59,723 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2023)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.57 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.48 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Vanuatu?
- Life expectancy by sex in Vanuatu was 73.93 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 73.93 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.73 years in 1951.
- How does Vanuatu rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Vanuatu ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.