Poverty vs life expectancy in Pakistan
Pakistan: Poverty vs life expectancy was 67.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.65
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.65
in 2023
All-time low
34.25
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 67.65 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Pakistan peaked at 67.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.25, in 1950.
That places Pakistan 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34.25 | — |
| 1951 | 35.38 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 36.5 | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 37.6 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 38.6 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 39.61 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 40.62 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 41.55 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 42.47 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 43.33 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 44.1 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 44.96 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 45.85 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 46.76 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 47.83 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 48.49 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 49.8 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 50.76 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 51.62 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 52.32 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 52.94 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 49 | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 53.82 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 54.09 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 54.27 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 54.72 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55.07 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 55.48 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 56.07 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 56.61 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 57.2 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 57.76 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 58.29 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 58.66 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.92 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.08 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.17 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 59.22 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.36 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 59.53 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 59.73 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 59.86 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.98 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.08 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.2 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.27 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.47 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.62 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.13 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61.54 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 61.9 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.24 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.56 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.83 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 63.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.42 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.62 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 63.81 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.21 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.38 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.66 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.88 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.13 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.37 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.64 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.94 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.22 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.48 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.73 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.77 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.42 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 67.65 | +0.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 67.65 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 67.65 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.99 | 34.25 | 43.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.25 | 44.1 | 52.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.21 | 49 | 56.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.72 | 57.2 | 59.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.39 | 59.73 | 61.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.07 | 61.9 | 64.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 | 64.38 | 66.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.63 | 65.7 | 67.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Pakistan?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Pakistan was 67.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.25 in 1950.
- How does Pakistan rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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