Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 77.48 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Sri Lanka peaked at 77.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.17 years, in 1950.
Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 56.7 years | 53.17 years | 59.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.53 years | 60.6 years | 64.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.49 years | 64.24 years | 67.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.57 years | 67.28 years | 69.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.83 years | 69.13 years | 70.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.75 years | 68.02 years | 73.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.72 years | 74.46 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77 years | 76.28 years | 77.48 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
- 82 Iran 77.65 years compare
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
- 86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
- 86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 174,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 181,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 177,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 180,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 175,626 (2025)
- Population, female 11.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 180,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 180,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 169,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sri Lanka was 77.48 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77.48 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.17 years in 1950.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.