Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vatican
Vatican: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 82.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vatican, 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 Vatican stood at 82.98 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Vatican peaked at 83.62 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.25 years, in 1951.
Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.12 years | 65.25 years | 69.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.11 years | 69.19 years | 70.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.63 years | 71.48 years | 73.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.35 years | 74.13 years | 76.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.73 years | 76.9 years | 78.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5 years | 79.34 years | 81.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.53 years | 81.54 years | 83.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.06 years | 82.95 years | 83.33 years | 4 |
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More health data for Vatican
- Life expectancy 82.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy at age 15 92.23 years (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Vatican?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vatican was 82.98 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 83.62 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.25 years in 1951.
- How does Vatican rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Vatican ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican 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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Period life expectancy at birth.