Vanuatu — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Vanuatu, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for Vanuatu was 71.7 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 49.8 in 1960 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.57% per year.
Vanuatu ranks 141 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 73.0, so Vanuatu sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 22 of 37 economies; Indonesia (71.3) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 122 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 139th of 215 in 1960 → 142nd of 216 in 1970 → 131st of 216 in 1980 → 123rd of 217 in 1990 → 125th of 217 in 2000 → 137th of 217 in 2010 → 139th of 217 in 2020 → 141st of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.65 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.48 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.3 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 69.95 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.39 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.78 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.63 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.5 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.4 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.16 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.04 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.99 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.9 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.73 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.57 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.42 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 69.3 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.13 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 69.17 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.99 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.93 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.84 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.72 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.59 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 67.92 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.37 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.31 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 68.18 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.1 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 67.98 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.72 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 67.43 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 67.11 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 66.68 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 66.02 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 65.7 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 64.44 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 64.62 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 63.93 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 63.52 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 63.08 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 62.54 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 61.95 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 61.32 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 60.89 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 59.88 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 59.25 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 58.66 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.13 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 57.57 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 57 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 56.37 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 55.88 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 55.31 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 54.76 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 54.23 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 53.67 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 53.09 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 52.53 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 51.97 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 51.49 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.93 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 50.38 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 49.84 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Vanuatu’s Life expectancy in 1961?
50.38 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Vanuatu’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Vanuatu’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +43.8% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 71.65; 2023: 71.48; 2022: 71.3; 2021: 69.95; 2020: 70.39. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.