Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 78.73 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 78.73 years.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Saudi Arabia peaked at 78.75 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.02 years, in 1950.
That places Saudi Arabia 68th 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 | 42.36 years | 40.02 years | 44.75 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.27 years | 45.31 years | 51.77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.23 years | 52.73 years | 61.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.59 years | 62.44 years | 68.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.69 years | 68.87 years | 72.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.15 years | 72.61 years | 75.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.31 years | 75.62 years | 78.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.68 years | 77.09 years | 78.73 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 65 Estonia 79.15 years compare
- 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 years compare
- 67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
- 69 Poland 78.63 years compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 years compare
- 71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 250,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 255,248 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 253,084 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Saudi Arabia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saudi Arabia was 78.73 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.75 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.02 years in 1950.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.