Life expectancy at birth, male in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Vanuatu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Vanuatu is 69.58 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Vanuatu peaked at 69.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2 years, in 1960.
Vanuatu ranks 131st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.44 years | 49.2 years | 53.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.72 years | 54.29 years | 59.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.1 years | 59.99 years | 64.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.99 years | 64.77 years | 66.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.36 years | 67.03 years | 67.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.21 years | 67.55 years | 68.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.89 years | 67.95 years | 69.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 128 Tajikistan 69.68 years compare
- 129 Egypt 69.65 years compare
- 130 Libya 69.62 years compare
- 132 Uzbekistan 69.56 years compare
- 133 Tonga 69.5 years compare
- 134 Saint Lucia 69.45 years compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,229 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Vanuatu?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Vanuatu was 69.58 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 69.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1960.
- How does Vanuatu rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Vanuatu ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.