China vs Uruguay: Life expectancy vs. health spending

China

77.95 years

in 2023

Uruguay

78.14 years

in 2023

China rank

76th

Uruguay rank

73rd

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Uruguay currently reports 78.14 years against 77.95 years in China, a difference of 0.185 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Globally, China ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.