Life expectancy vs. health spending in Pakistan
Pakistan: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 67.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 67.65 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Pakistan peaked at 67.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.25 years, in 1950.
That places Pakistan 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 38.99 years | 34.25 years | 43.33 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.25 years | 44.1 years | 52.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.21 years | 49 years | 56.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.72 years | 57.2 years | 59.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.39 years | 59.73 years | 61.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.07 years | 61.9 years | 64.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 years | 64.38 years | 66.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.63 years | 65.7 years | 67.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Pakistan?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Pakistan was 67.65 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.25 years in 1950.
- How does Pakistan rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.