Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 77.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.48 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.48 years
in 2023
All-time low
53.17 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 77.48 years for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Sri Lanka peaked at 77.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.17 years, in 1950.
Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.17 years | — |
| 1951 | 53.98 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 54.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 55.65 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 56.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 57.18 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 57.9 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 58.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 59.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 59.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 60.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 61.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 61.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 62.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 62.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 62.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 63.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 63.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 63.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 64.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 64.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 64.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 64.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 64.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 64.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 65.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 65.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 66.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 66.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 67.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 68.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 68.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 68.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 68.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 68.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 69.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 69 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 67.28 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 69.24 years | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 69.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 69.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 69.75 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 69.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 70.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 71.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 72.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.02 years | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 73.07 years | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 72.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.56 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.3 years | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 74.46 years | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 74.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.28 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.3 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 77.48 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.7 years | 53.17 years | 59.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.53 years | 60.6 years | 64.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.49 years | 64.24 years | 67.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.57 years | 67.28 years | 69.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.83 years | 69.13 years | 70.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.75 years | 68.02 years | 73.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.72 years | 74.46 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77 years | 76.28 years | 77.48 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
- 82 Iran, Islamic Republic of 77.65 years compare
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
- 86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
- 86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Sri Lanka?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Sri Lanka was 77.48 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77.48 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.17 years in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.