What is life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru was 72.43 years in 2100, 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 at age 15 recorded in Nauru?

The highest recorded value was 72.43 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Nauru?

The lowest recorded value was 62.51 years in 2005.

How does Nauru rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Nauru ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Nauru?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nauru 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 at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nauru: Life expectancy at age 15 was 72.43 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

72.43 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

232nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

72.43 years

in 2100

All-time low

62.51 years

in 2005

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru stood at 72.43 years. That is the highest value across all 151 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 at age 15 in Nauru peaked at 72.43 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 62.51 years, in 2005.

Nauru ranks 232nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	63.5 years	63.26 years	63.65 years	10
1960s	63.64 years	63.54 years	63.86 years	10
1970s	63.28 years	63.03 years	63.55 years	10
1980s	63.53 years	63.35 years	63.71 years	10
1990s	63.9 years	63.26 years	64.2 years	10
2000s	62.7 years	62.51 years	63.03 years	10
2010s	63.57 years	63.08 years	63.88 years	10
2020s	64.52 years	63.68 years	65.14 years	10
2030s	65.75 years	65.25 years	66.23 years	10
2040s	66.81 years	66.34 years	67.27 years	10
2050s	67.83 years	67.37 years	68.28 years	10
2060s	68.83 years	68.38 years	69.28 years	10
2070s	69.81 years	69.38 years	70.25 years	10
2080s	70.8 years	70.34 years	71.27 years	10
2090s	71.84 years	71.38 years	72.31 years	10
2100s	72.43 years	72.43 years	72.43 years	1

Countries ranked near Nauru

229 Guinea 73.64 years compare
230 Benin 73.52 years compare
231 Central African Republic 73.36 years compare
233 Somalia 72.1 years compare
234 South Sudan 70.55 years compare
235 Chad 70.17 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Nauru was 72.43 years in 2100, 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 at age 15 recorded in Nauru?: The highest recorded value was 72.43 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Nauru?: The lowest recorded value was 62.51 years in 2005.
How does Nauru rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Nauru ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Nauru?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nauru 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 at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.