Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka is 77.48 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 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
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77.48 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.17 years in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.