Life expectancy vs. health spending in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.04 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Maldives is 81.04 years, measured 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 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Maldives peaked at 81.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.49 years, in 1950.
That places Maldives 49th 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 | 37.14 years | 36.49 years | 37.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.65 years | 38.24 years | 43.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9 years | 44.52 years | 53.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.69 years | 54.82 years | 62.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6 years | 63.15 years | 70.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.93 years | 70.89 years | 76.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.33 years | 76.76 years | 79.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.64 years | 78.05 years | 81.04 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 46 United Kingdom 81.3 years compare
- 47 Bahrain 81.28 years compare
- 48 Chile 81.17 years compare
- 50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
More health data for Maldives
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 2,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 3,412 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 3,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 2,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 3,099 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 142,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,492 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Maldives?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Maldives was 81.04 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 81.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.49 years in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.