Life expectancy vs. health spending in Taiwan
Taiwan: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 80.56 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Taiwan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 80.56 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Taiwan peaked at 81.11 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.59 years, in 1950.
Taiwan ranks 52nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.29 years | 56.59 years | 61.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.17 years | 62.54 years | 67.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.49 years | 69.04 years | 71.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.91 years | 71.96 years | 73.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.77 years | 73.94 years | 75.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.37 years | 76.14 years | 78.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.68 years | 78.88 years | 80.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.65 years | 80.16 years | 81.11 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 49 Maldives 81.04 years compare
- 50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 53 Kuwait 80.41 years compare
- 54 Cayman Islands 80.36 years compare
- 55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
More health data for Taiwan
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman (2010)
- Life expectancy 80.56 years (2023)
- Life expectancy at age 15 91.03 years (2100)
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 6.71 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Taiwan?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Taiwan was 80.56 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.11 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.59 years in 1950.
- How does Taiwan rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Taiwan ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.