Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Philippines

Philippines: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 69.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
69.83 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.1 years
in 2020
All-time low
40 years
in 1938
Years of data
75
1938–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Philippines, 1938–2023

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Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Philippines stood at 69.83 years.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Philippines peaked at 70.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40 years, in 1938.

That places Philippines 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1930s 40 years 40 years 40 years 1
1950s 56.24 years 53.58 years 58.75 years 10
1960s 60.23 years 59.18 years 60.98 years 10
1970s 61.08 years 60.74 years 61.73 years 10
1980s 62.75 years 61.88 years 64.11 years 10
1990s 66.07 years 64.38 years 67.5 years 10
2000s 68.23 years 67.79 years 68.64 years 10
2010s 69.42 years 68.88 years 69.97 years 10
2020s 69.02 years 66.68 years 70.1 years 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
  2. 170 Greenland 70.06 years compare
  3. 171 Niue 69.98 years compare
  4. 173 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 years compare
  5. 174 Libya 69.34 years compare
  6. 175 Yemen 69.3 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Philippines?
Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Philippines was 69.83 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 70.1 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 40 years in 1938.
How does Philippines rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
Philippines ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.