Life expectancy vs. health spending in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.3 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.44 years
in 2019
All-time low
68.24 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in United Kingdom, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in United Kingdom stood at 81.3 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in United Kingdom peaked at 81.44 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.24 years, in 1951.
United Kingdom ranks 46th of 236 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 spending in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.63 years | — |
| 1951 | 68.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 69.53 years | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 69.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 70.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 70.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 70.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 70.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 70.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 70.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 71.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 70.79 years | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 70.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 70.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 71.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 71.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 72.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 71.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 71.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 72.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 71.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 72.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 72.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 72.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 72.63 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 73.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 73.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 73.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 73.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 73.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 74.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 75.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 76.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 76.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 80.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.39 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.3 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.9 years | 68.24 years | 70.83 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.33 years | 70.76 years | 72.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.53 years | 71.88 years | 73.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.56 years | 73.59 years | 75.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.61 years | 75.74 years | 77.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.92 years | 77.85 years | 80.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.98 years | 80.39 years | 81.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.87 years | 80.39 years | 81.3 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in United Kingdom?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in United Kingdom was 81.3 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 81.44 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.24 years in 1951.
- How does United Kingdom rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- United Kingdom ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
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Period life expectancy at birth.