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Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Liechtenstein: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 84.2 yrs (2024), 6th of 217 in the world and 4th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 86.3 yrs (2024), 8th of 217 in the world and 4th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 82.2 yrs (2024), 8th of 217 in the world and 6th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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7 indicators
Health: Liechtenstein 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 | 84.2 yrs2024 | 6/217 | 4/58 | 76.8 yrs | 81.8 yrs | 81.7 yrs | +2.6%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 86.3 yrs2024 | 8/217 | 4/58 | 79.9 yrs | 84.3 yrs | 83.4 yrs | +3.7%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 82.2 yrs2024 | 8/217 | 6/58 | 73.9 yrs | 79.5 yrs | 80.0 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 5.7%2023 | 111/193 | 45/52 | · | · | 6.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 19.7%2023 | 129/193 | 31/52 | · | · | 18.0% | +0.5 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 18/206 | 11/56 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 19/203 | 7/54 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% |
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+2.6%84.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+3.7%86.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.5%82.2 yrs in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-pocket spending+0.5 pp19.7% 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
Liechtenstein and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Liechtenstein. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Liechtenstein | Austria | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.2 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 | 84.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 86.3 yrs2024 | 84.3 yrs2024 | 86.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 82.2 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 | 82.7 yrs2024 |
| Health spending | 5.7%2023 | 11.8%2024 | 11.7%2023 |
| Out-of-pocket spending | 19.7%2023 | 16.5%2024 | 22.0%2023 |
| Basic water | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 |