Life expectancy at different ages in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy at different ages was 78.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.73
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
68th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.75
in 2018
All-time low
40.02
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 78.73 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Saudi Arabia peaked at 78.75 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.02, in 1950.
Saudi Arabia ranks 68th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.36 | 40.02 | 44.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.27 | 45.31 | 51.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.23 | 52.73 | 61.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.59 | 62.44 | 68.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.69 | 68.87 | 72.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.15 | 72.61 | 75.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.31 | 75.62 | 78.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.68 | 77.09 | 78.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 65 Estonia 79.15 compare
- 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 compare
- 67 New Caledonia 78.77 compare
- 69 Poland 78.63 compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 compare
- 71 Croatia 78.58 compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Saudi Arabia?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Saudi Arabia was 78.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.75 in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.02 in 1950.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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