Life expectancy vs. health spending in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in North Macedonia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in North Macedonia stood at 77.39 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in North Macedonia peaked at 77.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.52 years, in 1951.
That places North Macedonia 86th 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 | 54.99 years | 48.52 years | 60.31 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.3 years | 59.3 years | 64.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.16 years | 64.97 years | 69.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.08 years | 69.06 years | 71.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.74 years | 71.3 years | 72.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.48 years | 72.57 years | 74.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.75 years | 75.04 years | 76.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.45 years | 73.29 years | 77.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 77.48 years compare
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
- 86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
- 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 10,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 10,026 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 11,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 10,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 337,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 10,123 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 10,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 9,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 10,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 9,880 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in North Macedonia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in North Macedonia was 77.39 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.52 years in 1951.
- How does North Macedonia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- North Macedonia ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.