Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Spain
Spain: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males 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
29.94
in 1918
Years of data
116
1908–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Spain, 1908–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 80.96 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 116 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Spain peaked at 80.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.94, in 1918.
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 116 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 40.5 | — |
| 1909 | 39.94 | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 39.71 | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 38.86 | -2.1% |
| 1912 | 42.52 | +9.4% |
| 1913 | 41.67 | -2.0% |
| 1914 | 41.89 | +0.5% |
| 1915 | 42.22 | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 42.98 | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 41.66 | -3.1% |
| 1918 | 29.94 | -28.1% |
| 1919 | 39.78 | +32.9% |
| 1920 | 38.31 | -3.7% |
| 1921 | 40.79 | +6.5% |
| 1922 | 43 | +5.4% |
| 1923 | 43.51 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 44.85 | +3.1% |
| 1925 | 45.51 | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 46.22 | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 46.99 | +1.7% |
| 1928 | 47.15 | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 47.85 | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 47.44 | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 47.55 | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 49.47 | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 49.92 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 50.39 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 50.73 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 46.89 | -7.6% |
| 1937 | 42.91 | -8.5% |
| 1938 | 43.46 | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 43.11 | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 44.89 | +4.1% |
| 1941 | 43.47 | -3.2% |
| 1942 | 49.26 | +13.3% |
| 1943 | 52.13 | +5.8% |
| 1944 | 53.3 | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 54.99 | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 54.56 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 56.55 | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 58.61 | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 58.32 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 59.28 | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 59.1 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 62.53 | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 63.48 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 64.64 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 64.35 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 64.39 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 64.15 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 66.39 | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 66.23 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 66.67 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 67.07 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 67.08 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 67.11 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 67.78 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 68.16 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 68.46 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 68.56 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 68.88 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 68.34 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 69.33 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 68.84 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 70.15 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 69.85 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.16 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.54 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 70.81 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 71.28 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.42 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 71.84 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.39 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 72.54 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 73.17 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 72.96 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.2 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.1 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.44 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.6 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.56 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.47 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.43 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.51 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.91 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 74.11 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.5 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.56 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 74.69 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 75.33 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.45 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.46 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75.96 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.29 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.39 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.42 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.98 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.02 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.69 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.75 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.18 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 78.57 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 78.97 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.22 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.28 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.84 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.01 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.82 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.18 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.26 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.35 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.74 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.48 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 80.14 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.44 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.96 | +1.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 80.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.85, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Spain's 80.96 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.36, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +32.9% | 29.94 | 39.78 |
| 1918 | -28.1% | 41.66 | 29.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 40.22 | 39.94 | 40.5 | 2 |
| 1910s | 40.12 | 29.94 | 42.98 | 10 |
| 1920s | 44.42 | 38.31 | 47.85 | 10 |
| 1930s | 47.19 | 42.91 | 50.73 | 10 |
| 1940s | 52.61 | 43.47 | 58.61 | 10 |
| 1950s | 63.45 | 59.1 | 66.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.81 | 66.67 | 68.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.42 | 68.84 | 71.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.14 | 72.39 | 73.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.49 | 73.43 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.13 | 75.96 | 78.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.87 | 78.97 | 80.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.01 | 79.44 | 80.96 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Spain?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Spain was 80.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 80.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.94 in 1918.
- How does Spain rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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