Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 82.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.36
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 229 countries
All-time high
82.36
in 2023
All-time low
58.48
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 82.36 for life expectancy vs health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Portugal peaked at 82.36 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.48, in 1950.
Portugal ranks 31st 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.48 | — |
| 1951 | 58.75 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 59.76 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 61.08 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 62.2 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 61.41 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 61.17 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 61.39 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 63.72 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 62.92 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 64.15 | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 62.8 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 64.32 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 64.93 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 65.12 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.09 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 65.61 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 66.46 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 66.81 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 66.39 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.06 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 66.85 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.16 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 68.6 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 69.12 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 68.84 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.1 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.34 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 70.8 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 71.61 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 71.66 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.89 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 72.7 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.65 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 72.93 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.22 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 73.65 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.06 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.09 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.67 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 74.3 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 74.24 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.87 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 74.76 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 75.73 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 75.55 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.48 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.92 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 76.12 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.32 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.83 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.15 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.37 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.58 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.43 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 78.32 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.09 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.31 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.6 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.83 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.11 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.58 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.56 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.9 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.31 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.36 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.66 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.59 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.96 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.37 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.19 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.36 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.09 | 58.48 | 63.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.27 | 62.8 | 66.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.15 | 66.85 | 71.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.15 | 71.66 | 74.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.33 | 74.24 | 76.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.35 | 76.83 | 79.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 | 80.11 | 81.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.58 | 81.19 | 82.36 | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % 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 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Portugal?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Portugal was 82.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.48 in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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