What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal was 70.35 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 Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 37.56 years in 1950.

How does Nepal rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Nepal ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nepal 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.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 70.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

70.35 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

167th

of 236 countries

All-time high

70.35 years

in 2023

All-time low

37.56 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Nepal recorded 70.35 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 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal peaked at 70.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.56 years, in 1950.

That places Nepal 167th 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	37.86 years	37.56 years	38.41 years	10
1960s	40.53 years	38.65 years	42.72 years	10
1970s	45.33 years	43.15 years	47.77 years	10
1980s	50.81 years	48.33 years	54.01 years	10
1990s	58.71 years	54.77 years	62.03 years	10
2000s	64.88 years	62.64 years	66.6 years	10
2010s	67.96 years	66.77 years	69.3 years	10
2020s	69.48 years	68.39 years	70.35 years	4

Countries ranked near Nepal

164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
166 Solomon Islands 70.53 years compare
168 Guyana 70.18 years compare
169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
170 Greenland 70.06 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Nepal

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
Population, male 47.7% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 264,793 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 283,526 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 267,506 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nepal was 70.35 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 Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 37.56 years in 1950.
How does Nepal rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Nepal ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.