What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland was 81.91 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 Finland?

The highest recorded value was 81.91 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 64.2 years in 1950.

How does Finland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Finland ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Finland 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.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Finland: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.91 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

40th

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.91 years

in 2023

All-time low

64.2 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Finland recorded 81.91 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland peaked at 81.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.2 years, in 1950.

That places Finland 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	67.07 years	64.2 years	68.8 years	10
1960s	69.33 years	68.74 years	69.82 years	10
1970s	71.68 years	70.15 years	73.36 years	10
1980s	74.5 years	73.65 years	74.97 years	10
1990s	76.38 years	74.99 years	77.45 years	10
2000s	78.87 years	77.67 years	79.83 years	10
2010s	81.05 years	80.01 years	81.86 years	10
2020s	81.7 years	81.24 years	81.91 years	4

Countries ranked near Finland

37 Guadeloupe 82.05 years compare
38 Austria 81.96 years compare
39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
41 Greece 81.86 years compare
42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare
43 Cyprus 81.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Finland

Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 28,070 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 31,514 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,994 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 30,641 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,215 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 29,312 (2025)
Population, female 50.6% (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 26,519 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 26,828 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 30,617 (2025)

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Finland was 81.91 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 Finland?: The highest recorded value was 81.91 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 64.2 years in 1950.
How does Finland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Finland ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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

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.