Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kiribati
Kiribati: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 66.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kiribati, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 66.47 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Kiribati peaked at 66.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.72 years, in 1950.
That places Kiribati 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 46.37 years | 45.72 years | 47.5 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.76 years | 47.96 years | 53.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.95 years | 54.38 years | 57.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.7 years | 57.3 years | 60.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.86 years | 61.02 years | 64.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.38 years | 64.67 years | 65.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.85 years | 65.79 years | 65.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.52 years | 64.15 years | 66.47 years | 4 |
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More health data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1,528 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 32.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,516 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Kiribati?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Kiribati was 66.47 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 66.47 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.72 years in 1950.
- How does Kiribati rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Kiribati ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.