Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vatican

Vatican: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 82.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.98 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.62 years
in 2019
All-time low
65.25 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vatican, 1950–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Vatican

  1. 20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
  2. 21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
  3. 22 Macao 83.08 years compare
  4. 24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
  5. 25 Iceland 82.69 years compare
  6. 26 Canada 82.63 years compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.