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Vanuatu life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Vanuatu ranks 125/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 69.9 years for males, 74.5 years for females, and 72 years for both sexes combined.

Vanuatu life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 72 69.9 74.5
2025 71.8 69.7 74.3
2024 71.7 69.6 74.1
2023 71.5 69.4 73.9
2022 71.3 69.3 73.8
2021 70 68 72.4
2020 70.4 68.2 73.2
2019 70.8 68.8 73.3
2018 70.6 68.7 73.1
2017 70.5 68.6 73
2016 70.4 68.5 73
2015 70.2 68.2 72.9
2014 70 68.1 72.8
2013 70 68 72.8
2012 69.9 67.9 72.8
2011 69.7 67.7 72.6
2010 69.6 67.6 72.5
2009 69.4 67.5 72.3
2008 69.3 67.4 72.2
2007 69.1 67.3 71.9
2006 69.1 67.5 71.7
2005 69.2 67.6 71.6
2004 69 67.5 71.4
2003 68.9 67.4 71.4
2002 68.8 67.3 71.4
2001 68.7 67.2 71.3
2000 68.6 67 71.3
1999 67.9 66.5 70.5
1998 68.4 66.7 71.2
1997 68.3 66.6 71.2
1996 68.2 66.4 71.3
1995 68.1 66.3 71.3
1994 68 66.1 71.3
1993 67.7 65.9 70.9
1992 67.4 65.5 70.7
1991 67.1 65.2 70.4
1990 66.7 64.8 70
1989 66 64.1 69.3
1988 65.7 63.9 68.9
1987 64.4 62.8 67.4
1986 64.6 62.8 67.8
1985 63.9 62.2 66.9
1984 63.5 61.9 66.4
1983 63.1 61.6 65.8
1982 62.5 61.1 65.1
1981 61.9 60.6 64.4
1980 61.3 60 63.8
1979 60.9 59.4 63.1
1978 59.9 58.5 61.9
1977 59.2 58 61.1
1976 58.7 57.5 60.5
1975 58.1 57 59.9
1974 57.6 56.5 59.3
1973 57 55.9 58.7
1972 56.4 55.3 58
1971 55.9 54.8 57.5
1970 55.3 54.3 56.9
1969 54.8 53.7 56.3
1968 54.2 53.2 55.8
1967 53.7 52.7 55.2
1966 53.1 52.1 54.6
1965 52.5 51.6 54
1964 52 51.1 53.4
1963 51.5 50.8 52.7
1962 50.9 50.2 52.1
1961 50.4 49.7 51.5
1960 49.8 49.2 51
1959 49.3 48.6 50.4
1958 48.7 48.1 49.9
1957 48.2 47.6 49.3
1956 47.7 47 48.8
1955 47.1 46.5 48.3
1954 46.5 45.8 47.6
1953 45.8 45.2 47
1952 45.3 44.6 46.5
1951 42.2 41.9 42.7
1950 43.9 43.3 45.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Vanuatu, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 57 years for men and 60.7 for women, with a combined average of 58.7 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 12 healthy years, 11.3 for males and 12.9 for females.

Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Vanuatu, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 44.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 74.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 76.5 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.2% 97.9% 98.5%
50 94.4% 93.6% 95.3%
60 85.8% 83.3% 88.6%
65 78.5% 74.4% 83.0%
70 68.3% 62.3% 74.6%
75 54.7% 47.2% 62.5%
80 37.7% 30.6% 46.0%
85 20.5% 15.6% 27.3%
90 7.8% 5.4% 11.6%
95 1.8% 1.1% 3.0%
100 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 39.6% 40.9% 38.7%
99 37.7% 39.1% 36.7%
98 35.9% 37.3% 34.8%
97 34% 35.6% 32.8%
96 32.2% 33.8% 30.9%
95 30.4% 32% 28.9%
94 28.6% 30.3% 27%
93 26.8% 28.5% 25.2%
92 25.2% 26.8% 23.4%
91 23.5% 25.1% 21.7%
90 22% 23.5% 20.1%
89 20.5% 21.9% 18.6%
88 19% 20.4% 17.1%
87 17.6% 18.9% 15.7%
86 16.2% 17.5% 14.4%
85 14.9% 16.1% 13.1%
84 13.6% 14.8% 11.9%
83 12.4% 13.7% 10.8%
82 11.4% 12.6% 9.8%
81 10.4% 11.6% 8.86%
80 9.44% 10.6% 8.01%
79 8.6% 9.78% 7.23%
78 7.82% 8.98% 6.52%
77 7.08% 8.25% 5.87%
76 6.41% 7.56% 5.28%
75 5.8% 6.93% 4.75%
74 5.25% 6.35% 4.27%
73 4.76% 5.82% 3.84%
72 4.31% 5.33% 3.45%
71 3.91% 4.89% 3.11%
70 3.56% 4.48% 2.81%
69 3.24% 4.11% 2.53%
68 2.96% 3.77% 2.29%
67 2.71% 3.46% 2.07%
66 2.48% 3.17% 1.88%
65 2.27% 2.91% 1.71%
64 2.08% 2.66% 1.55%
63 1.91% 2.44% 1.42%
62 1.76% 2.23% 1.3%
61 1.62% 2.04% 1.19%
60 1.49% 1.86% 1.1%
59 1.36% 1.69% 1.01%
58 1.25% 1.55% 0.93%
57 1.15% 1.41% 0.86%
56 1.05% 1.28% 0.79%
55 0.96% 1.17% 0.73%
54 0.89% 1.07% 0.67%
53 0.81% 0.97% 0.62%
52 0.75% 0.89% 0.58%
51 0.68% 0.81% 0.53%
50 0.63% 0.74% 0.49%
49 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
48 0.52% 0.61% 0.42%
47 0.47% 0.55% 0.39%
46 0.43% 0.5% 0.36%
45 0.39% 0.46% 0.33%
44 0.36% 0.42% 0.3%
43 0.33% 0.38% 0.28%
42 0.3% 0.35% 0.26%
41 0.28% 0.32% 0.24%
40 0.26% 0.29% 0.22%
39 0.24% 0.27% 0.21%
38 0.22% 0.25% 0.19%
37 0.21% 0.24% 0.18%
36 0.19% 0.22% 0.17%
35 0.18% 0.21% 0.16%
34 0.17% 0.19% 0.15%
33 0.16% 0.18% 0.14%
32 0.15% 0.18% 0.13%
31 0.14% 0.17% 0.12%
30 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
29 0.13% 0.16% 0.11%
28 0.13% 0.16% 0.11%
27 0.13% 0.15% 0.1%
26 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
25 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
24 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
23 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
22 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
21 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
20 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
19 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
18 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
17 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
16 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
15 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
14 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
13 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
7 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
6 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
5 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
4 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
3 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
2 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
1 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
0 1.32% 1.44% 1.19%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Vanuatu, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 1.32% in the birth year, 0.14% at age 30, 1.49% at 60, and 9.44% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Vanuatu never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 850 years — 679 for males and 1,156 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.9 101.8 102
99 101 100.9 101.1
98 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.2 99.1 99.3
96 98.3 98.2 98.4
95 97.5 97.4 97.6
94 96.6 96.5 96.8
93 95.8 95.6 95.9
92 95 94.8 95.1
91 94.1 94 94.3
90 93.3 93.2 93.6
89 92.6 92.4 92.8
88 91.8 91.6 92.1
87 91 90.8 91.4
86 90.3 90.1 90.7
85 89.6 89.3 90
84 88.9 88.6 89.3
83 88.2 87.9 88.7
82 87.6 87.2 88.1
81 86.9 86.6 87.5
80 86.3 85.9 86.9
79 85.7 85.3 86.4
78 85.2 84.7 85.9
77 84.6 84.1 85.4
76 84.1 83.5 84.9
75 83.6 83 84.5
74 83.1 82.4 84.1
73 82.7 81.9 83.7
72 82.2 81.4 83.3
71 81.8 80.9 82.9
70 81.4 80.5 82.6
69 81 80 82.2
68 80.7 79.6 81.9
67 80.3 79.1 81.6
66 80 78.7 81.3
65 79.6 78.4 81.1
64 79.3 78 80.8
63 79 77.6 80.6
62 78.7 77.3 80.3
61 78.4 77 80.1
60 78.2 76.7 79.9
59 77.9 76.4 79.7
58 77.7 76.1 79.5
57 77.4 75.8 79.3
56 77.2 75.6 79.1
55 77 75.4 78.9
54 76.8 75.1 78.8
53 76.6 74.9 78.6
52 76.5 74.7 78.5
51 76.3 74.5 78.3
50 76.1 74.4 78.2
49 76 74.2 78
48 75.8 74 77.9
47 75.7 73.9 77.8
46 75.6 73.8 77.7
45 75.4 73.6 77.6
44 75.3 73.5 77.5
43 75.2 73.4 77.4
42 75.1 73.3 77.3
41 75 73.2 77.2
40 74.9 73.1 77.1
39 74.9 73 77.1
38 74.8 72.9 77
37 74.7 72.8 76.9
36 74.6 72.7 76.8
35 74.6 72.7 76.8
34 74.5 72.6 76.7
33 74.4 72.5 76.7
32 74.4 72.5 76.6
31 74.3 72.4 76.5
30 74.2 72.3 76.5
29 74.2 72.2 76.4
28 74.1 72.2 76.4
27 74.1 72.1 76.3
26 74 72 76.3
25 73.9 72 76.2
24 73.9 71.9 76.2
23 73.8 71.8 76.2
22 73.8 71.8 76.1
21 73.7 71.7 76.1
20 73.6 71.6 76
19 73.6 71.5 76
18 73.5 71.5 75.9
17 73.5 71.4 75.9
16 73.4 71.4 75.8
15 73.4 71.3 75.8
14 73.4 71.3 75.8
13 73.3 71.3 75.8
12 73.3 71.3 75.7
11 73.3 71.2 75.7
10 73.3 71.2 75.7
9 73.3 71.2 75.7
8 73.2 71.2 75.6
7 73.2 71.2 75.6
6 73.2 71.1 75.6
5 73.2 71.1 75.6
4 73.1 71.1 75.5
3 73.1 71 75.5
2 73 71 75.4
1 73 70.9 75.4
0 72 69.9 74.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Vanuatu, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.6 years, rising to 81.4 at 70, 83.6 at 75, and 86.3 at 80 — all higher than the 72 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Vanuatu.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.22% 0.12% 0.4%
99 0.35% 0.2% 0.63%
98 0.54% 0.32% 0.97%
97 0.83% 0.49% 1.44%
96 1.22% 0.74% 2.08%
95 1.75% 1.09% 2.93%
94 2.45% 1.56% 4.02%
93 3.35% 2.19% 5.37%
92 4.47% 2.99% 7.01%
91 5.85% 3.99% 8.96%
90 7.5% 5.22% 11.2%
89 9.43% 6.68% 13.8%
88 11.6% 8.38% 16.6%
87 14.1% 10.3% 19.7%
86 16.9% 12.5% 23%
85 19.8% 14.9% 26.5%
84 22.9% 17.5% 30.1%
83 26.2% 20.3% 33.7%
82 29.5% 23.2% 37.4%
81 32.9% 26.3% 41%
80 36.4% 29.4% 44.6%
79 39.8% 32.6% 48.1%
78 43.2% 35.8% 51.4%
77 46.5% 39% 54.6%
76 49.7% 42.2% 57.7%
75 52.7% 45.3% 60.5%
74 55.6% 48.4% 63.2%
73 58.4% 51.4% 65.8%
72 61.1% 54.3% 68.1%
71 63.5% 57.1% 70.3%
70 65.9% 59.7% 72.3%
69 68.1% 62.3% 74.2%
68 70.2% 64.7% 76%
67 72.1% 67.1% 77.6%
66 74% 69.3% 79.1%
65 75.7% 71.3% 80.4%
64 77.3% 73.3% 81.7%
63 78.8% 75.1% 82.9%
62 80.2% 76.8% 84%
61 81.5% 78.4% 85%
60 82.8% 79.9% 85.9%
59 83.9% 81.3% 86.8%
58 85% 82.6% 87.6%
57 85.9% 83.7% 88.4%
56 86.9% 84.8% 89.1%
55 87.7% 85.8% 89.7%
54 88.5% 86.8% 90.3%
53 89.2% 87.6% 90.9%
52 89.9% 88.4% 91.4%
51 90.5% 89.1% 91.9%
50 91.1% 89.8% 92.4%
49 91.6% 90.4% 92.8%
48 92.1% 90.9% 93.2%
47 92.5% 91.4% 93.6%
46 92.9% 91.9% 93.9%
45 93.3% 92.3% 94.2%
44 93.6% 92.7% 94.5%
43 93.9% 93.1% 94.8%
42 94.2% 93.4% 95%
41 94.5% 93.7% 95.2%
40 94.7% 94% 95.5%
39 94.9% 94.2% 95.7%
38 95.2% 94.5% 95.8%
37 95.4% 94.7% 96%
36 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
35 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
34 95.9% 95.3% 96.5%
33 96% 95.5% 96.6%
32 96.2% 95.6% 96.7%
31 96.3% 95.8% 96.8%
30 96.4% 95.9% 96.9%
29 96.6% 96.1% 97.1%
28 96.7% 96.2% 97.2%
27 96.8% 96.4% 97.3%
26 96.9% 96.5% 97.4%
25 97.1% 96.7% 97.4%
24 97.2% 96.8% 97.5%
23 97.3% 97% 97.6%
22 97.4% 97.1% 97.7%
21 97.5% 97.3% 97.8%
20 97.6% 97.4% 97.9%
19 97.7% 97.5% 98%
18 97.8% 97.7% 98%
17 97.9% 97.8% 98.1%
16 98% 97.8% 98.2%
15 98.1% 97.9% 98.2%
14 98.1% 98% 98.3%
13 98.1% 98% 98.3%
12 98.2% 98% 98.3%
11 98.2% 98.1% 98.4%
10 98.2% 98.1% 98.4%
9 98.3% 98.1% 98.4%
8 98.3% 98.2% 98.5%
7 98.3% 98.2% 98.5%
6 98.4% 98.2% 98.5%
5 98.4% 98.3% 98.6%
4 98.5% 98.3% 98.6%
3 98.5% 98.4% 98.7%
2 98.6% 98.5% 98.7%
1 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Vanuatu, 82.8% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 65.9% past 70, 36.4% past 80, 7.5% past 90, and only 0.22% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Vanuatu Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Vanuatu

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 7.72 0 44.7
99 131.7 77.5 231.8
98 195.5 118.1 337
97 281.1 174.6 473
96 392 250.5 643
95 531 349 848
94 700 473 1,086
93 899 624 1,354
92 1,126 801 1,643
91 1,378 1,003 1,948
90 1,649 1,225 2,257
89 1,932 1,462 2,559
88 2,214 1,706 2,842
87 2,482 1,950 3,094
86 2,728 2,185 3,305
85 2,944 2,404 3,469
84 3,122 2,601 3,582
83 3,259 2,773 3,645
82 3,355 2,919 3,661
81 3,412 3,036 3,635
80 3,435 3,124 3,572
79 3,424 3,184 3,476
78 3,378 3,214 3,353
77 3,293 3,216 3,208
76 3,183 3,191 3,047
75 3,059 3,142 2,876
74 2,923 3,074 2,700
73 2,779 2,989 2,524
72 2,631 2,893 2,352
71 2,486 2,788 2,187
70 2,345 2,677 2,030
69 2,210 2,561 1,880
68 2,079 2,441 1,740
67 1,953 2,320 1,609
66 1,834 2,198 1,486
65 1,719 2,075 1,374
64 1,610 1,952 1,270
63 1,507 1,831 1,176
62 1,409 1,712 1,091
61 1,318 1,596 1,014
60 1,230 1,485 943
59 1,145 1,378 878
58 1,063 1,276 817
57 985 1,180 760
56 913 1,090 706
55 846 1,005 656
54 784 926 609
53 725 853 566
52 670 784 527
51 619 720 491
50 572 660 457
49 526 605 425
48 481 553 395
47 436 506 365
46 398 462 337
45 365 422 311
44 335 386 286.1
43 308 354 264
42 284.2 325 244.4
41 262.9 299.7 227.2
40 243.8 277.1 211.8
39 226.7 257.1 197.8
38 211 239.1 184.8
37 196.8 223 172.5
36 183.7 208.7 160.8
35 172 196 150
34 161.6 185 140.2
33 152.7 175.6 131.6
32 145.1 167.8 124.3
31 138.8 161.4 118.1
30 133.6 156.3 112.7
29 129.1 152.3 107.9
28 125.3 149.2 103.2
27 122 146.9 98.6
26 119.3 145.4 94.2
25 117.3 144.6 90.4
24 116.2 144.8 87.4
23 116.1 145.8 85.6
22 116.5 146.8 84.9
21 116.6 146.8 85
20 114.9 143.5 84.7
19 109.7 135 82.8
18 100.2 120.7 78.4
17 86.9 101.8 71
16 72.1 81.8 61.8
15 58.1 63.8 52.2
14 46.8 49.7 43.7
13 38.6 39.8 37.3
12 33.3 33.7 32.9
11 30.4 30.4 30.4
10 29.5 29.4 29.6
9 30.2 30.1 30.2
8 32.3 32.5 32.1
7 35.6 36.1 34.9
6 40 41.1 38.8
5 45.5 47.3 43.6
4 52.1 54.7 49.4
3 59.9 63.5 56.1
2 69 73.8 63.8
1 79.5 85.8 72.7
0 1,319 1,440 1,188

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Vanuatu, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 80 for both sexes combined, 77 for males, and 82 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 73.5 for men, 78.4 for women, and 75.9 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Vanuatu's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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