What is life expectancy in Vanuatu?

Life expectancy in Vanuatu was 71.48 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?

The highest recorded value was 71.48 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?

The lowest recorded value was 42.19 years in 1951.

How does Vanuatu rank for life expectancy?

Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Vanuatu

Name: Life expectancy in Vanuatu
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vanuatu: Life expectancy was 71.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.48 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

159th

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.48 years

in 2023

All-time low

42.19 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Vanuatu, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Vanuatu stood at 71.48 years. 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 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Vanuatu peaked at 71.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.19 years, in 1951.

That places Vanuatu 159th 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	46.47 years	42.19 years	49.29 years	10
1960s	52.29 years	49.84 years	54.76 years	10
1970s	57.9 years	55.31 years	60.89 years	10
1980s	63.71 years	61.32 years	66.02 years	10
1990s	67.78 years	66.68 years	68.37 years	10
2000s	69.02 years	68.59 years	69.42 years	10
2010s	70.17 years	69.57 years	70.78 years	10
2020s	70.78 years	69.95 years	71.48 years	4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
157 Egypt 71.63 years compare
158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare
160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare
161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.23 years compare
162 Moldova 71.2 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Vanuatu

Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,977 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 14,677 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 4.4% (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,635 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 193,257 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 57.0% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 96,465 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,865 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 58.3% (2025)

All data for Vanuatu →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Vanuatu?: Life expectancy in Vanuatu was 71.48 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 71.48 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 42.19 years in 1951.
How does Vanuatu rank for life expectancy?: Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.