Period versus cohort life expectancy in Spain
Spain: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 83.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Spain, 1908–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for period versus cohort life expectancy in Spain is 83.75, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 116 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Spain peaked at 83.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.36, in 1918.
Spain ranks 5th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 116 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 41.2 | 41 | 41.41 | 2 |
| 1910s | 41.04 | 30.36 | 43.91 | 10 |
| 1920s | 45.79 | 39.38 | 49.49 | 10 |
| 1930s | 49.93 | 47.23 | 52.65 | 10 |
| 1940s | 55.61 | 47.25 | 61.31 | 10 |
| 1950s | 65.84 | 61.5 | 68.81 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.51 | 69.23 | 71.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.38 | 71.74 | 74.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.42 | 75.53 | 77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.08 | 77 | 78.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.42 | 79.42 | 81.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.71 | 82.01 | 83.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.01 | 82.25 | 83.75 | 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 period versus cohort life expectancy in Spain?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Spain was 83.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 83.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.36 in 1918.
- How does Spain rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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