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Japan | 1950–2010 | 127,450,459 | 86.3 | 79.6 | 42,190 | 3,237 | 9.6 |
Hong Kong SAR | 1960–2010 | 7,024,200 | 86.0 | 80.1 | 33,620 | NA | NA |
France | 1955–2005 | 65,023,142 | 85.3 | 78.2 | 43,790 | 4,039 | 11.7 |
Italy | 1955–2000 | 59,277,417 | 85.0 | 79.8 | 37,690 | 3,162 | 9.4 |
Spain | 1955–2010 | 46,576,897 | 84.7 | 78.7 | 32,130 | 3,026 | 9.6 |
Switzerland | 1955–2010 | 7,824,909 | 84.5 | 80.1 | 77,360 | 5,319 | 10.9 |
Republic of Korea | 1985–2010 | 49,410,366 | 84.1 | 77.2 | 21,320 | 2,069 | 7.3 |
Australia | 1950–2000 | 22,031,800 | 84.0 | 79.5 | 46,490 | 3,761 | 8.9 |
Singapore | 1965–2010 | 5,076,700 | 84.0 | 79.2 | 44,790 | 2,773 | 4.1 |
Israel | 1975–2010 | 7,623,600 | 83.6 | 79.7 | 29,480 | 2,078 | 7.6 |
Sweden | 1955–2010 | 9,378,126 | 83.5 | 79.5 | 53,810 | 3,762 | 9.5 |
Norway | 1955–2010 | 4,889,252 | 83.2 | 78.9 | 86,830 | 5,475 | 10.0 |
Canada | 1950–2005 | 34,005,274 | 83.2 | 78.7 | 44,450 | 4,468 | 11.4 |
Austria | 1995–2010 | 8,389,771 | 83.2 | 77.7 | 49,180 | 4,517 | 11.6 |
Finland | 1955–2010 | 5,363,352 | 83.2 | 76.7 | 49,320 | 3,297 | 9.0 |
Ireland | 1950–2005 | 4,560,155 | 83.1 | 78.5 | 43,760 | 3,796 | 9.3 |
Greece | 1965–2010 | 11,153,454 | 83.0 | 77.9 | 27,580 | 2,685 | 9.4 |
Belgium | 1955–1995 | 10,920,272 | 83.0 | 77.6 | 47,200 | 4,058 | 10.5 |
Netherlands | 1950–2010 | 16,615,394 | 82.7 | 78.8 | 53,320 | 5,063 | 12.1 |
New Zealand | 1950–2005 | 4,367,800 | 82.7 | 78.8 | 28,980 | 3,034 | 10.2 |
Slovenia | 1985–2010 | 2,048,583 | 82.7 | 76.3 | 24,540 | 2,452 | 8.9 |
Germany, Former Federal Republic | 1955–1990 | 1990: 63,253,800 | 1989: 78.6 | 1989: 72.1 | 1990: 20,630 | NA | NA |
Germany | 1990–2010 | 81,776,930 | 82.6 | 77.5 | 44,780 | 4,426 | 11.5 |
United Kingdom | 1950–2010 | 62,766,365 | 82.4 | 78.5 | 40,470 | 3,223 | 9.6 |
Chile | 1955–1990 | 17,150,760 | 82.1 | 76.2 | 10,730 | 1,309 | 7.1 |
Portugal | 1955–2000 | 10,573,100 | 82.1 | 76.1 | 22,930 | 2,810 | 10.8 |
Puerto Rico | 1970–1990 | 3,721,208 | 82.1 | 74.4 | 16,650 | NA | NA |
Costa Rica | 1965–1995 | 4,669,685 | 81.7 | 77.0 | 6,910 | 1,167 | 9.7 |
Denmark | 1955–2005 | 5,547,683 | 81.2 | 77.1 | 60,820 | 4,545 | 11.1 |
United States of America | 1950–2005 | 309,326,295 | 81.0 | 76.2 | 49,110 | 8,299 | 17.7 |
Cuba | 1970–1995 | 11,281,768 | 80.8 | 76.7 | 5,630 | 1,823 | 10.6 |
Czechoslovakia, Former | 1955–1990 | 1991: 15,592,000 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Czech Republic | 1990–2010 | 10,474,410 | 80.6 | 74.4 | 19,210 | 1,930 | 7.4 |
Slovakia | 1995–2010 | 5,391,428 | 78.8 | 71.6 | 17,130 | 2,039 | 9.0 |
Poland | 1960–2010 | 38,183,683 | 80.6 | 72.1 | 12,580 | 1,432 | 7.0 |
Estonia | 1985–2010 | 1,331,475 | 80.5 | 70.6 | 14,390 | 1,300 | 6.3 |
Uruguay | 1955–1990 | 3,371,982 | 80.2 | 73.2 | 10,110 | 1,423 | 8.7 |
Yugoslavia, Former | 1965–1990 | 1990: 23,817,900 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Croatia | 1985–2010 | 4,417,781 | 79.6 | 73.5 | 13,740 | 1,607 | 7.8 |
Serbia | 2000–2010 | 7,291,436 | 76.6 | 71.4 | 5,850 | 1,191 | 10.7 |
Argentina | 1980–1995 | 40,374,224 | 79.5 | 72.0 | 2005: 4,450 | 1,312 | 8.2 |
Mexico | 1960–1995 | 117,886,404 | 79.2 | 74.3 | 8,730 | 1,003 | 6.3 |
Lithuania | 1985–2010 | 3,097,282 | 78.8 | 68.0 | 12,260 | 1,387 | 7.0 |
Latvia | 1980–2010 | 2,097,555 | 78.4 | 68.8 | 12,680 | 1,145 | 6.5 |
Hungary | 1955–2010 | 10,000,023 | 78.1 | 70.5 | 13,050 | 1,701 | 8.0 |
Armenia | 1985–2000 | 2,963,496 | 77.7 | 70.9 | 3,370 | 291 | 4.6 |
Romania | 1970–2010 | 20,246,871 | 77.3 | 69.8 | 8,430 | 964 | 5.9 |
Venezuela | 1955–1990 | 29,043,283 | 77.2 | 71.3 | 11,520 | 795 | 4.7 |
Bulgaria | 1965–2010 | 7,395,599 | 77.2 | 70.0 | 6,630 | 1,088 | 7.6 |
TFYR Macedonia | 1995–2010 | 2,102,216 | 77.0 | 72.5 | 4,570 | 778 | 7.0 |
Mauritius | 1965–2005 | 1,280,924 | 76.7 | 69.5 | 7,780 | 813 | 5.4 |
Belarus | 1985–1995 | 9,490,000 | 76.5 | 64.6 | 5,990 | 855 | 5.6 |
China,select urban and rural areas | 1990–2000 | 1,337,705,000 | 76.2 | 73.6 | 4,240 | 441 | 5.0 |
Ukraine | 1985–2005 | 45,870,700 | 75.5 | 65.3 | 2,990 | 599 | 7.8 |
Kuwait | 1975–2000 | 2,991,580 | 75.1 | 73.2 | 42,920 | 2,286 | 2.8 |
Russian Federation | 1980–2010 | 142,385,523 | 74.9 | 63.1 | 10,010 | 1,410 | 6.3 |
Azerbaijan | 1985–2000 | 9,054,332 | 73.6 | 67.4 | 5,370 | 831 | 5.3 |
Kyrgyzstan | 1985–2005 | 5,447,900 | 73.5 | 65.3 | 850 | 186 | 6.7 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1970–1990 | 1,328,095 | 73.3 | 66.1 | 15,800 | 1,494 | 5.2 |
Kazakhstan | 1985–2010 | 16,321,581 | 73.3 | 63.5 | 7,440 | 871 | 4.3 |
Republic of Moldova | 1985–2010 | 3,562,045 | 72.4 | 64.7 | 1,820 | 448 | 11.7 |
Uzbekistan | 1985–2005 | 28,562,400 | 71.3 | 64.6 | 1,300 | 226 | 5.4 |
Tajikistan | 1985–2000 | 7,627,326 | 70.4 | 63.8 | 730 | 125 | 6.0 |
Turkmenistan | 1985–1995 | 5,041,995 | 69.3 | 60.9 | 4,070 | 196 | 2.1 |
- Countries with high life expectancy but varying health expenditures who were selected for in-depth analyses are highlighted in bold text
- aData from the year 2010 unless otherwise noted
- bData from World Bank
- cHealth expenditure per capita in international $ considering country-specific purchasing power parity (PPP) rates