Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 70.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.67 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.67 years
in 2023
All-time low
11.29 years
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 70.67 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Cambodia peaked at 70.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.29 years, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 165th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 38.86 years | — |
| 1951 | 39.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 39.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 39.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 39.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 40.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 40.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 40.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 41.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 41.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 42.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 42.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 43.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 43.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 44.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 44.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 44.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 45.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 45.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 38.63 years | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 38.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 38.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 39.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 12.78 years | -67.5% |
| 1976 | 11.63 years | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 11.29 years | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 11.57 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 41.07 years | +254.9% |
| 1980 | 47.5 years | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 48.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.38 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 50.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 50.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 51.55 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 53.67 years | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 54.43 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 56.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 56.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 60.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.4 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.3 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.67 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.13 years | 38.86 years | 41.65 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.16 years | 42.13 years | 45.94 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.3 years | 11.29 years | 41.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9 years | 47.5 years | 54.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.59 years | 55.2 years | 58.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.44 years | 59.49 years | 66.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.04 years | 67.31 years | 70.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.14 years | 69.3 years | 70.67 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,125 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cambodia was 70.67 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Cambodia ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.