Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ukraine
Ukraine: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 73.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 73.42 years.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Ukraine peaked at 73.99 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.17 years, in 1950.
That places Ukraine 137th 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 | 64.69 years | 61.17 years | 68.69 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.67 years | 69.39 years | 71.16 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.43 years | 69.78 years | 70.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.37 years | 69.76 years | 71.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.27 years | 67.1 years | 70.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.84 years | 67.47 years | 69.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.28 years | 70.19 years | 73.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.75 years | 71.63 years | 73.42 years | 4 |
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More health data for Ukraine
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 219,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 215,825 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 23.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 203,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,098 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,785 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 211,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 210,766 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Ukraine?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ukraine was 73.42 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 73.99 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.17 years in 1950.
- How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Ukraine ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.