Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
70.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
125th
of 215 countries
All-time high
70.8%
in 2024
All-time low
37.7%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu, 1960–2024

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Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 70.8% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1960.

That places Vanuatu 125th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.6% 37.7% 43.6% 10
1970s 48.2% 44.4% 52.7% 10
1980s 57.0% 53.7% 60.6% 10
1990s 64.3% 61.8% 65.8% 10
2000s 66.9% 66.4% 67.5% 10
2010s 68.1% 66.8% 69.3% 10
2020s 69.2% 66.6% 70.8% 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 122 Latvia 71.1% compare
  2. 123 Suriname 71.0% compare
  3. 124 Belize 71.0% compare
  4. 126 Libya 70.7% compare
  5. 127 Seychelles 70.6% compare
  6. 128 Saint Lucia 70.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu?
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Vanuatu was 70.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1960.
How does Vanuatu rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
Vanuatu ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65
Unit
% of cohort
Source
United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.