Life expectancy vs. health spending in Albania
Albania: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 79.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Albania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Albania is 79.6 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Albania peaked at 79.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.52 years, in 1950.
That places Albania 60th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.34 years | 44.52 years | 55.13 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.7 years | 56.41 years | 64.54 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.71 years | 65.23 years | 69.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.18 years | 69.9 years | 72.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.69 years | 72.71 years | 74.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.46 years | 74.83 years | 78.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.54 years | 78 years | 79.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.26 years | 76.84 years | 79.6 years | 4 |
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More health data for Albania
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 15,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 17,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 15,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 16,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 16,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 17,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Albania?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Albania was 79.6 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 1950.
- How does Albania rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Albania ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.