Life expectancy vs. health spending in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 66.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
66.94 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
195th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.94 years
in 2023
All-time low
52.61 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Marshall Islands is 66.94 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Marshall Islands peaked at 66.94 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.61 years, in 1950.
That places Marshall Islands 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.61 years | — |
| 1951 | 52.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 52.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 52.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 52.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 53 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 53.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 53.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 53.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 53.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 54.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 54.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 55.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 55.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 56.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 56.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 57.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 58.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 58.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 59.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 59.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 59.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 60.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 60.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 60.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 60.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 60.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 60.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 60.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 61.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 61.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 61.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 61.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 61.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 61.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 62.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 63.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 63.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 64.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.39 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 65.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.72 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 66.94 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.08 years | 52.61 years | 53.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.48 years | 54.36 years | 58.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.02 years | 58.8 years | 60.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.53 years | 60.99 years | 61.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.48 years | 61.76 years | 63.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.02 years | 63.32 years | 64.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.23 years | 64.5 years | 66.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.12 years | 65.39 years | 66.94 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Marshall Islands?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Marshall Islands was 66.94 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.94 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.61 years in 1950.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Marshall Islands ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.