Poverty vs life expectancy in Brunei
Brunei: Poverty vs life expectancy was 75.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.33
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
117th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.33
in 2023
All-time low
50.56
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Brunei, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 75.33 for poverty vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Brunei peaked at 75.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.56, in 1950.
That places Brunei 117th 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.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.56 | — |
| 1951 | 51.54 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 52.44 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 53.32 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 54.17 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 54.98 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 55.74 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 56.51 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 57.27 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 58.02 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 58.72 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 59.39 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 58.82 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 60.62 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 61.27 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 61.72 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 62.4 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 62.91 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 63.47 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 63.96 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 64.49 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 64.97 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 65.45 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 65.95 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 66.44 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 66.95 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 67.41 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 67.83 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 68.26 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.64 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 69.01 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 69.34 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.67 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 69.99 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.24 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.5 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.76 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.98 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.18 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.41 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.63 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.86 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.09 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.33 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 72.57 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.84 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 73.08 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.33 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.58 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.81 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.02 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.21 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.36 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.51 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 74.6 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.68 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.75 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.79 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.81 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.81 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.82 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.85 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.91 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.94 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.99 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.05 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.11 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.87 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.92 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 75.33 | +3.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 75.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 75.33 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.45 | 50.56 | 58.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.33 | 58.72 | 63.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.64 | 64.49 | 68.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.31 | 69.01 | 71.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.71 | 71.63 | 73.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.56 | 74.02 | 74.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9 | 74.82 | 75.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.56 | 72.92 | 75.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Brunei?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Brunei was 75.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 75.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.56 in 1950.
- How does Brunei rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Brunei ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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