Life expectancy vs. health spending in United States
United States: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 79.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.3 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
63rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.3 years
in 2023
All-time low
68.07 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in United States, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
United States recorded 79.3 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in United States peaked at 79.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.07 years, in 1950.
That places United States 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in United States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.07 years | — |
| 1951 | 68.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 68.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 68.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 69.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 69.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 69.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 69.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 69.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 69.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 69.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 70.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 70.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 69.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 70.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 70.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 71.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 71.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 71.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 72.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 72.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 73.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 73.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 73.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 73.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 74.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 74.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 75.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 75.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.57 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 75.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 76.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 76.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.53 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.65 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.01 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 76.38 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.98 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 79.3 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.1 years | 68.07 years | 69.9 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.2 years | 69.83 years | 70.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.22 years | 70.73 years | 73.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.57 years | 73.73 years | 75.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.98 years | 75.37 years | 76.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.54 years | 76.81 years | 78.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.77 years | 78.65 years | 78.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.67 years | 76.38 years | 79.3 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in United States?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in United States was 79.3 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.07 years in 1950.
- How does United States rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- United States ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.