Life expectation at birth by sex in Vatican
Vatican: Life expectation at birth by sex was 85.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.12
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.6
in 2019
All-time low
66.82
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 85.12 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Vatican peaked at 85.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.82, in 1951.
Vatican ranks 25th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.98 | 66.82 | 71.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.66 | 71.47 | 73.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.59 | 74.16 | 77.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5 | 77.35 | 79.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.81 | 80.01 | 81.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.98 | 81.89 | 83.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.62 | 83.76 | 85.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.17 | 85.02 | 85.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
More population data for Vatican
- Projected population under age 5 40 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.294 (2100)
- Population density 3,098 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.294 (2100)
- Children per woman vs population growth -2.14 (2023)
- Population growth rate vs median age -2.14 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 30.71 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 1 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 0.9895 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Vatican?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Vatican was 85.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.82 in 1951.
- How does Vatican rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Vatican ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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