Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Vanuatu

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Vanuatu was 71.48 years. A difference of +0.18 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Vanuatu were 69.44 years and 73.93 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Vanuatu for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Vanuatu (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Vanuatu (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	49.84	49.2	50.95
1961	50.38	49.73	51.5
1962	50.93	50.24	52.08
1963	51.49	50.76	52.68
1964	51.97	51.1	53.37
1965	52.53	51.61	53.98
1966	53.09	52.12	54.6
1967	53.67	52.66	55.22
1968	54.23	53.19	55.81
1969	54.76	53.75	56.33
1970	55.31	54.29	56.91
1971	55.88	54.84	57.5
1972	56.37	55.32	58.03
1973	57	55.91	58.71
1974	57.57	56.46	59.29
1975	58.13	56.99	59.89
1976	58.66	57.47	60.47
1977	59.25	57.98	61.13
1978	59.88	58.51	61.91
1979	60.89	59.4	63.08
1980	61.32	59.99	63.76
1981	61.95	60.58	64.44
1982	62.54	61.12	65.11
1983	63.08	61.56	65.8
1984	63.52	61.89	66.43
1985	63.93	62.23	66.94
1986	64.62	62.83	67.77
1987	64.44	62.77	67.37
1988	65.7	63.86	68.9
1989	66.02	64.15	69.26
1990	66.68	64.77	69.97
1991	67.11	65.21	70.39
1992	67.43	65.53	70.71
1993	67.72	65.86	70.94
1994	67.98	66.09	71.25
1995	68.1	66.27	71.28
1996	68.18	66.37	71.3
1997	68.31	66.62	71.24
1998	68.37	66.74	71.21
1999	67.92	66.47	70.49
2000	68.59	67.03	71.28
2001	68.72	67.19	71.33
2002	68.84	67.3	71.42
2003	68.93	67.42	71.44
2004	68.99	67.48	71.43
2005	69.17	67.62	71.62
2006	69.13	67.46	71.72
2007	69.14	67.31	71.92
2008	69.3	67.38	72.16
2009	69.42	67.45	72.29
2010	69.57	67.55	72.46
2011	69.73	67.71	72.6
2012	69.9	67.85	72.79
2013	69.99	67.97	72.82
2014	70.04	68.08	72.77
2015	70.16	68.21	72.85
2016	70.4	68.49	73
2017	70.5	68.64	73.02
2018	70.63	68.72	73.15
2019	70.78	68.85	73.29
2020	70.39	68.2	73.25
2021	69.95	67.95	72.43
2022	71.3	69.29	73.76
2023	71.48	69.44	73.93