What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Russia?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Russia was 73.15 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 Russia?

The highest recorded value was 73.15 years in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 55.27 years in 1951.

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

Russia ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Russia 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 Russia

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

Russia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 73.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

73.15 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

138th

of 236 countries

All-time high

73.15 years

in 2023

All-time low

55.27 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

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

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

Analysis

Russia recorded 73.15 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Russia peaked at 73.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.27 years, in 1951.

That places Russia 138th 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	61.67 years	55.27 years	67.69 years	10
1960s	68.94 years	68.31 years	69.5 years	10
1970s	68.38 years	67.57 years	68.95 years	10
1980s	68.68 years	67.48 years	70.06 years	10
1990s	66.35 years	63.82 years	69.28 years	10
2000s	66.04 years	64.72 years	68.66 years	10
2010s	71.15 years	68.15 years	73.07 years	10
2020s	71.66 years	69.81 years	73.15 years	4

Countries ranked near Russia

135 Belize 73.57 years compare
136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
139 Bhutan 72.97 years compare
140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
141 Honduras 72.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Russia

Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 986,685 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 872,460 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 829,402 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 900,355 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 854,130 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 960,514 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 909,363 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 939,188 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 946,577 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)

All data for Russia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Russia?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Russia was 73.15 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 Russia?: The highest recorded value was 73.15 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 55.27 years in 1951.
How does Russia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Russia ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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.