Life expectancy vs. health spending in Germany
Germany: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.38 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Germany, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Germany recorded 81.38 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Germany peaked at 81.38 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.81 years, in 1950.
Germany ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 68.12 years | 66.81 years | 69.33 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.32 years | 69.25 years | 70.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.74 years | 70.68 years | 72.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.34 years | 73.09 years | 75.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.53 years | 75.34 years | 77.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.09 years | 78.06 years | 79.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.67 years | 80.08 years | 81.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.02 years | 80.58 years | 81.38 years | 4 |
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More health data for Germany
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 391,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 399,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 378,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 401,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 387,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 410,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 390,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 369,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 389,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 420,055 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Germany?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Germany was 81.38 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 81.38 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.81 years in 1950.
- How does Germany rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Germany ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.