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Life expectancy vs. health spending in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 73.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.15 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.15 years
in 2023
All-time low
55.27 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Russian Federation, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 73.15 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Russian Federation peaked at 73.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.27 years, in 1951.

That places Russian Federation 138th 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 Russian Federation, year by year

Year years Change
1950 55.47 years —
1951 55.27 years -0.4%
1952 57.59 years +4.2%
1953 58.78 years +2.1%
1954 59.92 years +1.9%
1955 62.06 years +3.6%
1956 66.5 years +7.2%
1957 66.05 years -0.7%
1958 67.69 years +2.5%
1959 67.38 years -0.5%
1960 68.31 years +1.4%
1961 68.56 years +0.4%
1962 68.48 years -0.1%
1963 69.06 years +0.8%
1964 69.5 years +0.6%
1965 69.28 years -0.3%
1966 69.36 years +0.1%
1967 69.18 years -0.3%
1968 69.06 years -0.2%
1969 68.63 years -0.6%
1970 68.71 years +0.1%
1971 68.92 years +0.3%
1972 68.84 years -0.1%
1973 68.95 years +0.2%
1974 68.73 years -0.3%
1975 68.26 years -0.7%
1976 68.1 years -0.2%
1977 67.87 years -0.3%
1978 67.81 years -0.1%
1979 67.57 years -0.4%
1980 67.48 years -0.1%
1981 67.62 years +0.2%
1982 68.14 years +0.8%
1983 68.03 years -0.2%
1984 67.57 years -0.7%
1985 68.3 years +1.1%
1986 70.02 years +2.5%
1987 70.06 years +0.1%
1988 69.86 years -0.3%
1989 69.69 years -0.3%
1990 69.28 years -0.6%
1991 69 years -0.4%
1992 67.84 years -1.7%
1993 65.04 years -4.1%
1994 63.82 years -1.9%
1995 63.99 years +0.3%
1996 65.45 years +2.3%
1997 66.59 years +1.7%
1998 66.92 years +0.5%
1999 65.59 years -2.0%
2000 65 years -0.9%
2001 65.02 years +0.0%
2002 64.73 years -0.4%
2003 64.72 years -0.0%
2004 65.15 years +0.7%
2005 65.22 years +0.1%
2006 66.55 years +2.0%
2007 67.47 years +1.4%
2008 67.86 years +0.6%
2009 68.66 years +1.2%
2010 68.15 years -0.7%
2011 69.72 years +2.3%
2012 70.12 years +0.6%
2013 70.64 years +0.7%
2014 70.8 years +0.2%
2015 71.34 years +0.8%
2016 71.91 years +0.8%
2017 72.84 years +1.3%
2018 72.94 years +0.1%
2019 73.07 years +0.2%
2020 71.17 years -2.6%
2021 69.81 years -1.9%
2022 72.52 years +3.9%
2023 73.15 years +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61.67 years 55.27 years 67.69 years 10
1960s 68.94 years 68.31 years 69.5 years 10
1970s 68.38 years 67.57 years 68.95 years 10
1980s 68.68 years 67.48 years 70.06 years 10
1990s 66.35 years 63.82 years 69.28 years 10
2000s 66.04 years 64.72 years 68.66 years 10
2010s 71.15 years 68.15 years 73.07 years 10
2020s 71.66 years 69.81 years 73.15 years 4

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 135 Belize 73.57 years compare
  2. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
  3. 137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
  4. 139 Bhutan 72.97 years compare
  5. 140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
  6. 141 Honduras 72.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Russian Federation?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Russian Federation was 73.15 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 73.15 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 55.27 years in 1951.
How does Russian Federation rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Russian Federation ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.