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

020406080195019862023

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

Annual values for Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Maldives, 1950 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 United Kingdom 81.3 compare
  2. 47 Bahrain 81.28 compare
  3. 48 Chile 81.17 compare
  4. 50 Isle of Man 81 compare
  5. 51 Costa Rica 80.8 compare
  6. 52 Taiwan, China 80.56 compare

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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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Life expectancy vs health expenditure
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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