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Mortality in French Polynesia, by the numbers

French Polynesia sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 84.3 years of life, 6th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for French Polynesia, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
84.3 yrs
6th of 212
Adult obesity
40.4 %
6th highest of 143
Crude death rate
3.8 /1,000
10th lowest of 212

8 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How French Polynesia ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 84.3 yrs 6 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 3.8 /1,000 203 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 18.1 /1,000 203 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 4.7 yrs 116 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 95.5 men/100 women 194 of 212 2024
Adult obesity 40.4 % 6 of 143 2010
Population aged 65+ 11.3 % 86 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $22,440 71 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, French Polynesia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 6th highest adult obesity in the world (40.4 %) and the 10th lowest crude death rate in the world (3.8 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for French Polynesia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.