Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland
Finland: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.91 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.91 years
in 2023
All-time low
64.2 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Finland recorded 81.91 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland peaked at 81.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.2 years, in 1950.
That places Finland 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.2 years | — |
| 1951 | 65.64 years | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 66.52 years | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 66.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 67.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 67.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 67.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 67.45 years | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 68.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 68.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 68.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 69.01 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 68.74 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 69.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 69.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 69.13 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 69.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 69.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 69.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 69.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 70.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 70.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 71.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 71.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 73.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 73.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 73.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 73.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 74.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.42 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 74.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 74.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 74.77 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 75.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 75.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 76.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 76.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.81 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.24 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.91 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.07 years | 64.2 years | 68.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.33 years | 68.74 years | 69.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.68 years | 70.15 years | 73.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.5 years | 73.65 years | 74.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.38 years | 74.99 years | 77.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.87 years | 77.67 years | 79.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.05 years | 80.01 years | 81.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7 years | 81.24 years | 81.91 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland was 81.91 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.91 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2 years in 1950.
- How does Finland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Finland ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.