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Health · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Kazakhstan: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 74.5 yrs (2024), 113th of 217 in the world and 50th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 78.5 yrs (2024), 105th of 217 in the world and 50th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 70.3 yrs (2024), 123rd of 217 in the world and 48th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Kazakhstan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 74.5 yrs2024 | 113/217 | 50/58 | 63.8 yrs | 68.3 yrs | 71.2 yrs | +4.4%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 78.5 yrs2024 | 105/217 | 50/58 | 69.7 yrs | 73.8 yrs | 75.5 yrs | +3.3%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 70.3 yrs2024 | 123/217 | 48/58 | 58.1 yrs | 62.8 yrs | 66.8 yrs | +5.6%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 7.42024 | 134/196 | 13/52 | 35.8 | 16.7 | 8.0 | −30%since 2014 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 9.42024 | 128/196 | 9/52 | 42.1 | 20.4 | 10.1 | −28%since 2014 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.92024 | 143/196 | 14/52 | 23.6 | 11.8 | 4.8 | −37%since 2014 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 102023 | 150/194 | 18/51 | 58 | 22 | 18 | −33%since 2013 | 11 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 93%2024 | 79/193 | 28/51 | 99% | 99% | 93% | −6.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 90% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.3%2024 | 85/153 | 10/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 452024 | 101/208 | 10/52 | 168 | 140 | 62 | −48%since 2014 | 22 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 3.8%2023 | 160/193 | 51/52 | 4.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | +1.1 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 27.6%2023 | 97/193 | 20/52 | 48.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% | +1.7 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.752023 | 37/180 | 26/50 | 3.16 | 3.79 | 3.66 | −2.0%since 2013 | 3.90 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.52020 | 14/182 | 10/51 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | −7.5%since 2010 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 97.8%2024 | 99/206 | 42/56 | 90.0% | 93.7% | 96.9% | +2.7 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 97.9%2024 | 72/203 | 35/54 | 96.8% | 97.4% | 97.9% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 21.1%2024 | 73/166 | 37/48 | 35.1% | 28.4% | 23.0% | −7.3 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 12.72019 | 109/186 | 5/49 | 14.2 | 25.9 | 12.72019 | −50%since 2009 | 7.4 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+4.4%74.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+3.3%78.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+5.6%70.3 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−30%7.4 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−6.0 pp93% in 2024
- HIV prevalence+0.1 pp0.3% in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+1.7 pp27.6% in 2023
- Physicians−2.0%3.75 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Kazakhstan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kazakhstan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kazakhstan | China | Russia | Uzbekistan | Turkmenistan | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.5 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 | 72.5 yrs2024 | 70.2 yrs2024 | 72.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 78.5 yrs2024 | 81.0 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 75.5 yrs2024 | 73.0 yrs2024 | 76.6 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 70.3 yrs2024 | 75.2 yrs2024 | 68.3 yrs2024 | 69.6 yrs2024 | 67.0 yrs2024 | 68.4 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 7.42024 | 4.12024 | 4.12024 | 12.82024 | 30.42024 | 14.82024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.42024 | 5.72024 | 5.22024 | 13.42024 | 39.02024 | 16.82024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 3.92024 | 2.62024 | 2.02024 | 7.72024 | 22.32024 | 10.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 102023 | 162023 | 92023 | 262023 | 52023 | 422023 |
| Measles vaccination | 93%2024 | 95%2024 | 97%2024 | 99%2024 | 99%2024 | 96%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3%2024 | — | — | — | — | 0.3%2024 |