Mens life expectancy at birth in Spain
Spain: Mens life expectancy at birth was 80.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.96
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
21st
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.96
in 2023
All-time low
59.1
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mens life expectancy at birth in Spain, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 80.96 for mens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mens life expectancy at birth in Spain peaked at 80.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.1, in 1951.
That places Spain 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.45 | 59.1 | 66.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.81 | 66.67 | 68.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.42 | 68.84 | 71.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.14 | 72.39 | 73.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.49 | 73.43 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.13 | 75.97 | 78.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.87 | 78.97 | 80.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.01 | 79.44 | 80.96 | 4 |
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More health data for Spain
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mens life expectancy at birth in Spain?
- Mens life expectancy at birth in Spain was 80.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 80.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1 in 1951.
- How does Spain rank for mens life expectancy at birth?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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