What is life expectancy vs. health spending in France?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in France was 83.33 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 France?

The highest recorded value was 83.33 years in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 66.1 years in 1951.

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

France ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this France 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 France

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

France: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.33 years

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

17th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.33 years

in 2023

All-time low

66.1 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in France stood at 83.33 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in France peaked at 83.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.1 years, in 1951.

France ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	68.15 years	66.1 years	70.17 years	10
1960s	71.02 years	70.32 years	71.51 years	10
1970s	72.95 years	72.07 years	74.12 years	10
1980s	75.33 years	74.23 years	76.54 years	10
1990s	77.8 years	76.83 years	78.75 years	10
2000s	80.17 years	79.04 years	81.16 years	10
2010s	82.16 years	81.41 years	82.73 years	10
2020s	82.58 years	82.2 years	83.33 years	4

Countries ranked near France

14 Liechtenstein 83.63 years compare
15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare
16 Reunion 83.55 years compare
18 Norway 83.31 years compare
19 Malta 83.3 years compare
20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for France

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Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 382,975 (2025)
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Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 391,657 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 397,455 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in France?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in France was 83.33 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 France?: The highest recorded value was 83.33 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 66.1 years in 1951.
How does France rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: France ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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.