Oceania Life Expectancy Ranking (2023)

In 2023, life expectancy in Oceania was highest in French Polynesia at 84.07 years, followed by Australia at 83.05 years and New Zealand at 83 years. The average life expectancy across countries in Oceania was 72.47 years, the median was 71.48 years, and Nauru recorded the lowest life expectancy at 62.11 years, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1960 to 2023 across 19 countries in Oceania.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 84.07 83.86 2023
2 83.05 83.2 2023
3 83 81.96 2023
4 78.81 78.53 2023
5 78.77 77.7 2023
6 77.21 77.1 2023
7 72.89 72.64 2023
8 72.85 72.75 2023
9 71.7 71.55 2023
10 71.48 71.3 2023
11 70.53 70.41 2023
12 69.27 68.92 2023
13 67.32 67.15 2023
14 67.2 66.96 2023
15 67.11 66.85 2023
16 66.94 66.72 2023
17 66.47 66.27 2023
18 66.13 65.27 2023
19 62.11 61.93 2023
Oceania Life Expectancy Ranking (2023) : Definition
Life Expectancy measures the average number of years a newborn is expected to live under current age-specific mortality rates, reported in years for the reference year.