Life expectancy vs. health spending in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 82.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.36 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.36 years
in 2023
All-time low
58.48 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 82.36 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Portugal peaked at 82.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.48 years, in 1950.
Portugal ranks 31st 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.48 years | — |
| 1951 | 58.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 59.76 years | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 61.08 years | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 62.2 years | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 61.41 years | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 61.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 61.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 63.72 years | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 62.92 years | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 64.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 62.8 years | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 64.32 years | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 64.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 65.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.09 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 65.61 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 66.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 66.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 66.39 years | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 66.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.16 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 68.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 69.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 68.84 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.34 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 70.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 71.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 71.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 72.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 72.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 73.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 74.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 74.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 74.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 75.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 75.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 76.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 78.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.09 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.37 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.36 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.09 years | 58.48 years | 63.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.27 years | 62.8 years | 66.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.15 years | 66.85 years | 71.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.15 years | 71.66 years | 74.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.33 years | 74.24 years | 76.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.35 years | 76.83 years | 79.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 years | 80.11 years | 81.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.58 years | 81.19 years | 82.36 years | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Portugal?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Portugal was 82.36 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.48 years in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.