Life expectancy at birth, total in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 78.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in New Caledonia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in New Caledonia is 78.92 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 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in New Caledonia peaked at 78.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.34 years, in 1960.
That places New Caledonia 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 55.75 years | 52.34 years | 59.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.81 years | 60.06 years | 65.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.53 years | 65.6 years | 69.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2 years | 69.53 years | 73.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.72 years | 73.57 years | 75.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.97 years | 75.99 years | 77.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.91 years | 77.05 years | 78.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 56 Saudi Arabia 78.98 years compare
- 57 Northern Mariana Islands 78.95 years compare
- 58 Croatia 78.93 years compare
- 60 United States 78.89 years compare
- 61 Poland 78.41 years compare
- 62 Slovakia 78.37 years compare
More health data for New Caledonia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2,105 (2025)
- Population, male 49.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 2,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 2,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,068 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in New Caledonia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in New Caledonia was 78.92 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.34 years in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- New Caledonia ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.