Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 81.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.04
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 229 countries
All-time high
81.04
in 2023
All-time low
36.49
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives stood at 81.04. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives peaked at 81.04 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.49, in 1950.
Maldives ranks 49th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 36.49 | — |
| 1951 | 37.08 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 37 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 36.95 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 36.95 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 37.01 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 37.15 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 37.34 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 37.59 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 37.89 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 38.24 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 38.65 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 39.09 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 39.59 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 40.15 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 40.76 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 41.41 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 42.11 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 42.85 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 43.65 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 44.52 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 45.45 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 46.43 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 47.46 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 48.53 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 49.65 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 50.75 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 51.84 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 50.45 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 53.87 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 54.82 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 55.73 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 56.61 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 57.48 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 58.34 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 59.18 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 59.99 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 60.79 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 61.59 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 62.38 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 63.15 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 63.91 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 64.66 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.43 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 66.2 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.96 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 67.73 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 68.52 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.3 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 70.16 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.89 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 71.66 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.36 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73.26 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.01 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.78 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 75.26 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.71 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.37 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.76 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.14 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.51 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.85 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.19 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 78.61 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 78.91 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.23 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.43 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.71 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.71 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.05 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.76 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 81.04 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.14 | 36.49 | 37.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.65 | 38.24 | 43.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9 | 44.52 | 53.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.69 | 54.82 | 62.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6 | 63.15 | 70.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.93 | 70.89 | 76.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.33 | 76.76 | 79.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.64 | 78.05 | 81.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 46 United Kingdom 81.3 compare
- 47 Bahrain 81.28 compare
- 48 Chile 81.17 compare
- 50 Isle of Man 81 compare
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 compare
- 52 Taiwan, China 80.56 compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0237 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives was 81.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 81.04 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.49 in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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