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Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Vatican

Vatican: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 82.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.98 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.62 years
in 2019
All-time low
65.25 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Vatican, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Vatican is 82.98 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Vatican peaked at 83.62 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.25 years, in 1951.

Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Vatican, year by year

Year years Change
1950 65.85 years —
1951 65.25 years -0.9%
1952 65.71 years +0.7%
1953 66.26 years +0.8%
1954 67.48 years +1.9%
1955 67.81 years +0.5%
1956 67.31 years -0.7%
1957 67.54 years +0.4%
1958 68.73 years +1.8%
1959 69.24 years +0.7%
1960 69.19 years -0.1%
1961 69.8 years +0.9%
1962 69.22 years -0.8%
1963 69.3 years +0.1%
1964 70.27 years +1.4%
1965 70.14 years -0.2%
1966 70.88 years +1.1%
1967 70.89 years +0.0%
1968 70.7 years -0.3%
1969 70.67 years -0.1%
1970 71.48 years +1.2%
1971 71.74 years +0.4%
1972 71.97 years +0.3%
1973 71.94 years -0.0%
1974 72.65 years +1.0%
1975 72.59 years -0.1%
1976 72.93 years +0.5%
1977 73.3 years +0.5%
1978 73.74 years +0.6%
1979 73.99 years +0.3%
1980 74.13 years +0.2%
1981 74.32 years +0.3%
1982 74.78 years +0.6%
1983 74.66 years -0.2%
1984 75.06 years +0.5%
1985 75.46 years +0.5%
1986 75.75 years +0.4%
1987 76.2 years +0.6%
1988 76.37 years +0.2%
1989 76.79 years +0.6%
1990 76.9 years +0.1%
1991 76.92 years +0.0%
1992 77.32 years +0.5%
1993 77.02 years -0.4%
1994 77.66 years +0.8%
1995 77.8 years +0.2%
1996 78.51 years +0.9%
1997 78.19 years -0.4%
1998 78.34 years +0.2%
1999 78.67 years +0.4%
2000 79.34 years +0.9%
2001 79.85 years +0.6%
2002 79.95 years +0.1%
2003 79.85 years -0.1%
2004 80.19 years +0.4%
2005 80.65 years +0.6%
2006 81.22 years +0.7%
2007 81.3 years +0.1%
2008 81.37 years +0.1%
2009 81.3 years -0.1%
2010 81.54 years +0.3%
2011 81.71 years +0.2%
2012 81.98 years +0.3%
2013 82.47 years +0.6%
2014 82.63 years +0.2%
2015 82.46 years -0.2%
2016 82.88 years +0.5%
2017 82.72 years -0.2%
2018 83.31 years +0.7%
2019 83.62 years +0.4%
2020 82.99 years -0.8%
2021 82.95 years -0.0%
2022 83.33 years +0.5%
2023 82.98 years -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 67.12 years 65.25 years 69.24 years 10
1960s 70.11 years 69.19 years 70.89 years 10
1970s 72.63 years 71.48 years 73.99 years 10
1980s 75.35 years 74.13 years 76.79 years 10
1990s 77.73 years 76.9 years 78.67 years 10
2000s 80.5 years 79.34 years 81.37 years 10
2010s 82.53 years 81.54 years 83.62 years 10
2020s 83.06 years 82.95 years 83.33 years 4

Countries ranked near Vatican

  1. 20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
  2. 21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
  3. 22 Macao 83.08 years compare
  4. 24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
  5. 25 Iceland 82.69 years compare
  6. 26 Canada 82.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Vatican?
Life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Vatican was 82.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Vatican?
The highest recorded value was 83.62 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Vatican?
The lowest recorded value was 65.25 years in 1951.
How does Vatican rank for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
Vatican ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Vatican?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vatican data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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