Healthcare expenditure as share of GDP vs Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in United Kingdom
In 2023, healthcare expenditure as share of GDP in United Kingdom was 10.9%; life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 81.2 years.
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United Kingdom, annual figures, spaced by time from 2022 to 2023 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Healthcare expenditure as share of GDP
Unit: % · 2 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years · 2 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Healthcare expenditure as share of GDP | Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.1% ONS | 81 years World Bank |
| 2023 | 10.9% ONS | 81.2 years World Bank |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Healthcare expenditure as share of GDP
Healthcare expenditure expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.
2 observations charted in United Kingdom · source organisations: ONS
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Average number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
2 observations charted in United Kingdom (of 65 annual records) · source organisations: World Bank
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