Life expectancy vs. health spending in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Life expectancy vs. health spending was 67.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.2 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.2 years
in 2023
All-time low
48.35 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Micronesia (country), 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Micronesia (country) recorded 67.2 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Micronesia (country) peaked at 67.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.35 years, in 1950.

Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 50.91 years 48.35 years 53.58 years 10
1960s 56.84 years 54.2 years 59.31 years 10
1970s 61.32 years 59.77 years 62.46 years 10
1980s 63.02 years 62.56 years 63.62 years 10
1990s 64.16 years 63.72 years 64.63 years 10
2000s 64.72 years 63.91 years 64.92 years 10
2010s 65.42 years 64.89 years 66.2 years 10
2020s 66.55 years 65.88 years 67.2 years 4

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

  1. 189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
  2. 190 Fiji 67.32 years compare
  3. 191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare
  4. 193 Tuvalu 67.11 years compare
  5. 194 Tanzania 67 years compare
  6. 195 Marshall Islands 66.94 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Micronesia (country)?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Micronesia (country) was 67.2 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 Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 67.2 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.35 years in 1950.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Micronesia (country) 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

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.