Life expectancy vs. health spending in Philippines
Philippines: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 69.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 69.83 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Philippines peaked at 70.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.58 years, in 1950.
That places Philippines 172nd 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 | 56.24 years | 53.58 years | 58.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.23 years | 59.17 years | 60.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.08 years | 60.74 years | 61.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.75 years | 61.88 years | 64.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.07 years | 64.38 years | 67.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.23 years | 67.79 years | 68.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.42 years | 68.88 years | 69.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.02 years | 66.67 years | 70.1 years | 4 |
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More health data for Philippines
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 6.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Philippines?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Philippines was 69.83 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.58 years in 1950.
- How does Philippines rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Philippines ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.