Life expectancy vs. health spending in Gabon
Gabon: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 68.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Gabon, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 68.34 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Gabon peaked at 68.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.27 years, in 1950.
Gabon ranks 183rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 42.54 years | 39.27 years | 45.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.34 years | 46.44 years | 52.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.13 years | 52.7 years | 57.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.4 years | 57.89 years | 60.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2 years | 60.74 years | 61.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.94 years | 61.81 years | 64.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 64.72 years | 67.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.55 years | 67.07 years | 68.34 years | 4 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 26,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 26,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 23,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 25,413 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Gabon?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Gabon was 68.34 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.34 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.27 years in 1950.
- How does Gabon rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Gabon ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.