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A pair of series

Life expectancy and health spending

Years at birth beside health expenditure as % of GDP. One measures outcomes; the other measures inputs.

Poland gained years while Health expenditure rose from ~5% to ~8% of GDP — the US buys far less Life expectancy at birth per GDP point. Pair with Infant mortality for early-life gains.

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Life expectancy at birth

Years at birth. Poland ~68→78; covid paused the rise.

The file

Life expectancy at birth, years, 1960–.

The indicator

SP.DYN.LE00.IN is a period life table, not the age at death of people now alive. Child deaths pull the average — see Infant mortality and Under-5 mortality.

What the numbers show

Poland ~68 → 78.4 years; world 51 → 73. Germany ~81, the US ~79. Covid paused the rise. Spending: Health expenditure.

Longseries, “Life expectancy at birth”. World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), 1960–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. https://longseries.com/en/d/life-expectancy/

Latest values

Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.

15 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
Sweden202484.1
Japan202484.0
Italy202484.0
Spain202483.9
France202483.0
Netherlands202482.0
United Kingdom202481.4
Germany202480.8
The rest of the places (7)
Remaining 7 places
Czechia202480.0
United States202478.9
Poland202478.4
China202478.0
Brazil202476.0
World202473.5
India202472.2

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66.369.672.976.279.5196019812003202478.4
Poland

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We compute from the published level in the selected years. Nothing is invented — CAGR and Δ are functions of those rows.

Poland

Life expectancy at birth

67.7→78.4

Change
+10.7 pts
Years
1960–2024

Poland: 67.7 (1960) → 78.4 (2024). Difference +10.7 pts. Highest 78.4 in 2024; lowest 67.4 in 1962.

Life expectancy at birth — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland78.4
2023Poland78.3
2022Poland77.2
2021Poland75.4
2020Poland76.4
2019Poland77.9
2018Poland77.6
2017Poland77.8
2016Poland77.9
2015Poland77.5
2014Poland77.6
2013Poland77.0
2012Poland76.7
2011Poland76.7
2010Poland76.2
2009Poland75.7
2008Poland75.5
2007Poland75.2
2006Poland75.1
2005Poland75.0
2004Poland74.8
2003Poland74.6
2002Poland74.5
2001Poland74.2
2000Poland73.7
1999Poland73.0
1998Poland73.0
1997Poland72.6
1996Poland72.2
1995Poland71.9
1994Poland71.7
1993Poland71.6
1992Poland71.1
1991Poland70.6
1990Poland70.9
1989Poland71.0
1988Poland71.3
1987Poland70.9
1986Poland70.8
1985Poland70.5
1984Poland70.8
1983Poland71.0
1982Poland71.1
1981Poland71.1
1980Poland70.1
1979Poland70.8
1978Poland70.4
1977Poland70.4
1976Poland70.7
1975Poland70.6
1974Poland71.1
1973Poland70.7
1972Poland70.7
1971Poland69.6
1970Poland69.9
1969Poland69.7
1968Poland70.2
1967Poland69.4
1966Poland69.8
1965Poland69.4
1964Poland68.6
1963Poland68.4
1962Poland67.4
1961Poland67.8
1960Poland67.7

Health expenditure

Health as % of GDP. Poland 5→8%; US ~17% — not the same as longer lives.

The file

Current health spending as % of GDP, from 2000. Shorter than the mortality files.

The indicator

SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS is a share of GDP, not quality and not dollars per person. Rising GDP per capita means the same percent is more money.

What the numbers show

Poland 5.3% → 8.1%; Germany ~12%; US ~17%. More GDP on health does not guarantee longer lives — compare Life expectancy at birth and Infant mortality.

Longseries, “Health expenditure”. World Bank Open Data (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS), 2000–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. https://longseries.com/en/d/health-expenditure/

Latest values

Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.

15 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
United States202316.7
Germany202412.3
France202411.5
Sweden202411.2
United Kingdom202411.1
Japan202310.7
World202310.1
Netherlands202410.0
The rest of the places (7)
Remaining 7 places
Brazil20239.7
Spain20239.2
Czechia20248.5
Italy20248.4
Poland20248.1
China20235.9
India20233.3

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5.05.86.77.58.320002008201620248.1
Poland

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We compute from the published level in the selected years. Nothing is invented — CAGR and Δ are functions of those rows.

Poland

Health expenditure

5.3→8.1

Change
+2.8 pts
Years
2000–2024

Poland: 5.3 (2000) → 8.1 (2024). Difference +2.8 pts. Highest 8.1 in 2024; lowest 5.3 in 2000.

Health expenditure — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland8.1
2023Poland7.1
2022Poland6.5
2021Poland6.4
2020Poland6.4
2019Poland6.4
2018Poland6.3
2017Poland6.5
2016Poland6.5
2015Poland6.4
2014Poland6.4
2013Poland6.4
2012Poland6.2
2011Poland6.2
2010Poland6.4
2009Poland6.6
2008Poland6.4
2007Poland5.9
2006Poland5.8
2005Poland5.8
2004Poland5.8
2003Poland5.9
2002Poland6.0
2001Poland5.6
2000Poland5.3