Life expectancy vs. health spending in Mexico
Mexico: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 75.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 75.07 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Mexico peaked at 75.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.84 years, in 1950.
That places Mexico 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.52 years | 43.84 years | 52.66 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.31 years | 53.57 years | 58.41 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.47 years | 58.89 years | 63.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.52 years | 64.28 years | 68.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.56 years | 69.03 years | 72.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.38 years | 72.56 years | 73.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.24 years | 73.72 years | 74.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.31 years | 69.75 years | 75.07 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 35.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 48.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Mexico?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Mexico was 75.07 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 75.07 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.84 years in 1950.
- How does Mexico rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Mexico ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.