Life expectancy at birth in Oceania

19 countries in Oceania, 2024. Unit: years. World ranking →

First in the ranking
84.2 years
French Polynesia
Median country
71.7 years
half above, half below
World
73.5 years
World Bank aggregate
Range
62.3 to 84.2
Nauru - French Polynesia

How to read it

Across 19 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in French Polynesia (84.2 years) and the lowest in Nauru (62.3 years).

The median country is at 71.7 years: half are above, half below.

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices… · via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.LE00.IN) · licence

Life expectancy over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1French Polynesia84.2
2Australia83.1
3New Zealand82.0
4Northern Mariana Islands78.9
5New Caledonia78.9
6Guam77.4
7Tonga73.1
8American Samoa73.0
9Samoa71.8
10Vanuatu71.7
11Solomon Islands70.7
12Palau69.4
13Fiji67.5
14Federated States of Micronesia67.4
15Tuvalu67.3
16Marshall Islands67.1
17Kiribati66.6
18Papua New Guinea66.3
19Nauru62.3
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