Life expectancy vs. health spending in Djibouti
Djibouti: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 65.99 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.99 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.99 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.73 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Djibouti, 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. health spending in Djibouti is 65.99 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Djibouti peaked at 65.99 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.73 years, in 1950.
Djibouti ranks 204th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.73 years | — |
| 1951 | 41.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 41.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 41.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 41.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 42.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 42.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 42.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 42.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 43.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 43.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 43.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 44.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 44.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 44.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 45.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 45.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 46.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 46.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 47.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 47.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 47.26 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 48.53 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 49.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 49.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 49.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 50.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 50.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 51.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 51.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 52.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 52.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 52.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 53.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 53.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 54.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 54.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 54.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 55.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 55.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 55.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 55.19 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 54.38 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 55.73 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 55.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.23 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 56.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.21 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 56.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 57.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 57.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 58.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 58.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.2 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.83 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.54 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 65.99 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.9 years | 40.73 years | 43.08 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.11 years | 43.42 years | 47.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.57 years | 47.26 years | 51.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.83 years | 52.05 years | 55.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.81 years | 54.38 years | 56.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.52 years | 56.73 years | 60.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.67 years | 60.74 years | 64.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.89 years | 63.83 years | 65.99 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 201 South Africa 66.14 years compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 66.13 years compare
- 203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
- 205 Gambia 65.86 years compare
- 206 Congo 65.77 years compare
- 207 Ghana 65.5 years compare
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0332 % 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 0.1423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0452 % 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 0.1457 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Djibouti?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Djibouti was 65.99 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 65.99 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.73 years in 1950.
- How does Djibouti rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Djibouti ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.