Life expectancy vs. health spending in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 78.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Poland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Poland is 78.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Poland peaked at 78.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.33 years, in 1950.
That places Poland 69th 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 | 62.27 years | 58.33 years | 66.41 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.88 years | 67.08 years | 69.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.29 years | 69.56 years | 70.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.69 years | 70.48 years | 70.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.81 years | 70.61 years | 73.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 years | 73.64 years | 75.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.25 years | 76.28 years | 77.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2 years | 75.64 years | 78.63 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 years compare
- 67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 78.73 years compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 years compare
- 71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
- 72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
More health data for Poland
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 219,847 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 23.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 11.87 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 208,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 205,422 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.4% (2025)
- Population, female 18.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 219,362 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Poland?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Poland was 78.63 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.
- How does Poland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Poland ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.