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Health in upper-middle-income countries: how the countries rank

Life expectancy, child and maternal mortality, health spending, water and sanitation. 18 indicators for the 59 economies in the upper-middle income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Life expectancy
upper-middle-income countriesWorldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
5060708090199520002005201020152020upper-middle-income countries76.0 yrsWorldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
Life expectancy, women
upper-middle-income countriesWorldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
5060708090199520002005201020152020upper-middle-income countries78.9 yrsWorldlow-income countrieslower-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
countries

All 59 economies, health

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its health profile.

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CountryLife expectancyLife expectancy, womenLife expectancy, menInfant mortalityUnder-5 mortalityNeonatal mortalityMaternal mortalityMeasles vaccination
Maldives81.3 yrs#1 · 202483.0 yrs#1 · 202479.9 yrs#1 · 20244.7#54 · 20245.4#55 · 20243.7#54 · 202432#38 · 202399%#4 · 2024
Albania79.8 yrs#2 · 202481.6 yrs#3 · 202477.9 yrs#2 · 20248.3#40 · 20249.2#45 · 20246.7#35 · 20247#53 · 202381%#45 · 2024
Armenia78.3 yrs#3 · 202481.7 yrs#2 · 202475.1 yrs#11 · 20248.5#39 · 20249.6#40 · 20245.1#42 · 202419#43 · 202396%#14 · 2024
Cuba78.3 yrs#4 · 202480.7 yrs#8 · 202475.9 yrs#6 · 20246.8#51 · 20248.6#48 · 20244.3#48 · 202435#35 · 202399%#1 · 2024
Kosovo78.2 yrs#5 · 202480.3 yrs#15 · 202476.0 yrs#3 · 20248.0#42 · 20248.7#47 · 20246.6#36 · 2024——
Bosnia and Herzegovina78.0 yrs#6 · 202481.1 yrs#4 · 202474.6 yrs#15 · 20245.5#52 · 20246.9#52 · 20244.4#47 · 20246#54 · 202369%#55 · 2024
China78.0 yrs#7 · 202481.0 yrs#6 · 202475.2 yrs#9 · 20244.1#56 · 20245.7#54 · 20242.6#56 · 202416#47 · 202395%#19 · 2024
Jordan78.0 yrs#8 · 202480.3 yrs#12 · 202475.9 yrs#5 · 202412.0#28 · 202412.9#31 · 20247.4#30 · 202431#39 · 202399%#3 · 2024
Peru77.9 yrs#9 · 202480.3 yrs#14 · 202475.6 yrs#7 · 202411.0#31 · 202412.9#32 · 20246.5#37 · 202451#26 · 202389%#35 · 2024
Colombia77.9 yrs#10 · 202480.6 yrs#9 · 202475.2 yrs#10 · 202410.5#35 · 202411.5#34 · 20246.3#38 · 202459#21 · 202393%#24 · 2024
Montenegro77.9 yrs#11 · 202480.4 yrs#10 · 202475.5 yrs#8 · 20241.9#58 · 20242.4#58 · 20240.8#58 · 20246#55 · 202323%#58 · 2024
Iran77.9 yrs#12 · 202479.8 yrs#17 · 202476.0 yrs#4 · 202410.3#36 · 202411.3#35 · 20247.2#31 · 202416#48 · 202399%#2 · 2024
Sri Lanka77.7 yrs#13 · 202480.7 yrs#7 · 202474.4 yrs#19 · 20245.2#53 · 20245.9#53 · 20244.0#52 · 202418#46 · 202399%#6 · 2024
Ecuador77.6 yrs#14 · 202480.3 yrs#13 · 202474.9 yrs#14 · 202410.9#32 · 202412.9#30 · 20247.0#34 · 202455#25 · 202374%#51 · 2024
Argentina77.5 yrs#15 · 202480.0 yrs#16 · 202475.0 yrs#13 · 20248.0#41 · 20249.5#42 · 20245.1#41 · 202433#37 · 202382%#44 · 2024
Türkiye77.4 yrs#16 · 202480.3 yrs#11 · 202474.6 yrs#16 · 20248.0#43 · 20249.6#41 · 20244.6#45 · 202415#49 · 202395%#20 · 2024
Malaysia76.8 yrs#17 · 202479.5 yrs#18 · 202474.4 yrs#18 · 20247.0#50 · 20248.3#50 · 20244.3#50 · 202426#41 · 202396%#16 · 2024
North Macedonia76.6 yrs#18 · 202478.9 yrs#25 · 202474.5 yrs#17 · 20242.5#57 · 20242.8#57 · 20241.1#57 · 20243#57 · 202373%#52 · 2024
Thailand76.6 yrs#19 · 202481.0 yrs#5 · 202472.3 yrs#25 · 20247.7#46 · 20249.0#46 · 20245.1#43 · 202434#36 · 202393%#26 · 2024
Algeria76.5 yrs#20 · 202477.9 yrs#30 · 202475.1 yrs#12 · 202419.5#13 · 202421.6#13 · 202415.0#7 · 202462#20 · 202394%#21 · 2024
Cabo Verde76.2 yrs#21 · 202479.4 yrs#21 · 202473.0 yrs#21 · 202410.6#34 · 202411.1#37 · 20248.0#29 · 202440#32 · 202395%#18 · 2024
Brazil76.0 yrs#22 · 202479.1 yrs#24 · 202473.0 yrs#22 · 202412.3#25 · 202414.2#27 · 20247.1#33 · 202467#16 · 202393%#23 · 2024
Serbia76.0 yrs#23 · 202478.3 yrs#28 · 202473.7 yrs#20 · 20244.6#55 · 20245.4#56 · 20243.0#55 · 202411#51 · 202384%#41 · 2024
Grenada75.4 yrs#24 · 202478.5 yrs#27 · 202472.5 yrs#23 · 202416.4#16 · 202418.0#16 · 202412.3#15 · 202448#27 · 202383%#42 · 2024
Mexico75.3 yrs#25 · 202478.0 yrs#29 · 202472.4 yrs#24 · 202412.1#27 · 202413.1#29 · 20248.2#28 · 202442#30 · 202380%#48 · 2024
Vietnam74.7 yrs#26 · 202479.4 yrs#20 · 202470.1 yrs#35 · 202412.0#29 · 202417.3#20 · 20248.8#25 · 202448#28 · 202398%#11 · 2024
Ukraine74.7 yrs#27 · 202479.4 yrs#19 · 202469.8 yrs#37 · 20247.6#47 · 20247.9#51 · 20244.5#46 · 202415#50 · 202391%#29 · 2024
Georgia74.7 yrs#28 · 202479.2 yrs#22 · 202469.7 yrs#38 · 20247.5#48 · 20248.6#49 · 20245.0#44 · 202420#42 · 202390%#30 · 2024
Azerbaijan74.6 yrs#29 · 202477.3 yrs#32 · 202471.7 yrs#26 · 202412.5#24 · 202417.9#17 · 202412.4#13 · 202418#45 · 202371%#54 · 2024
Kazakhstan74.5 yrs#30 · 202478.5 yrs#26 · 202470.3 yrs#34 · 20247.4#49 · 20249.4#44 · 20243.9#53 · 202410#52 · 202393%#25 · 2024
Belarus74.4 yrs#31 · 202479.2 yrs#23 · 202469.7 yrs#39 · 20241.8#59 · 20242.3#59 · 20240.7#59 · 20241#58 · 202398%#9 · 2024
Paraguay74.0 yrs#32 · 202477.1 yrs#35 · 202471.0 yrs#28 · 202414.5#22 · 202416.3#23 · 20248.6#27 · 202458#23 · 202390%#32 · 2024
Dominican Republic73.9 yrs#33 · 202477.1 yrs#33 · 202470.7 yrs#29 · 202427.7#5 · 202430.6#7 · 202421.2#4 · 2024124#9 · 202389%#33 · 2024
Mauritius73.8 yrs#34 · 202477.4 yrs#31 · 202470.3 yrs#33 · 202413.8#23 · 202415.4#25 · 20249.6#20 · 202466#19 · 202398%#10 · 2024
Suriname73.8 yrs#35 · 202477.0 yrs#36 · 202470.6 yrs#30 · 202414.8#21 · 202415.8#24 · 20249.7#19 · 202484#14 · 202373%#53 · 2024
Belize73.7 yrs#36 · 202476.7 yrs#37 · 202471.1 yrs#27 · 202410.8#33 · 202412.7#33 · 20249.2#22 · 202467#15 · 202384%#39 · 2024
Tonga73.1 yrs#37 · 202476.5 yrs#38 · 202469.5 yrs#41 · 20247.8#45 · 20249.5#43 · 20244.1#51 · 202467#17 · 202399%#7 · 2024
Saint Lucia72.8 yrs#38 · 202476.5 yrs#40 · 202469.5 yrs#42 · 202415.8#18 · 202417.2#21 · 202411.3#18 · 202444#29 · 202383%#43 · 2024
Guatemala72.7 yrs#39 · 202475.0 yrs#42 · 202470.4 yrs#32 · 202417.2#14 · 202420.5#14 · 20249.5#21 · 202494#12 · 202390%#31 · 2024
Iraq72.4 yrs#40 · 202474.2 yrs#45 · 202470.5 yrs#31 · 202420.1#12 · 202421.8#12 · 202412.5#11 · 202466#18 · 202391%#28 · 2024
Mongolia72.4 yrs#41 · 202477.1 yrs#34 · 202467.9 yrs#47 · 202411.2#30 · 202413.4#28 · 20247.2#32 · 202441#31 · 202396%#17 · 2024
El Salvador72.3 yrs#42 · 202476.5 yrs#39 · 202467.8 yrs#48 · 20248.8#38 · 202410.0#38 · 20244.3#49 · 202439#33 · 202396%#15 · 2024
Samoa71.8 yrs#43 · 202473.8 yrs#47 · 202470.0 yrs#36 · 202412.3#26 · 202414.9#26 · 20245.8#39 · 2024101#11 · 202385%#38 · 2024
Jamaica71.6 yrs#44 · 202474.1 yrs#46 · 202469.1 yrs#44 · 202416.4#17 · 202417.8#18 · 202413.7#9 · 2024130#7 · 202394%#22 · 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71.4 yrs#45 · 202474.5 yrs#44 · 202468.8 yrs#45 · 202410.2#37 · 202411.3#36 · 20249.0#24 · 202456#24 · 202399%#5 · 2024
Moldova71.3 yrs#46 · 202475.7 yrs#41 · 202466.7 yrs#52 · 202415.1#20 · 202416.5#22 · 202412.3#16 · 202419#44 · 202384%#40 · 2024
Dominica71.3 yrs#47 · 202474.7 yrs#43 · 202468.4 yrs#46 · 202433.3#2 · 202435.7#3 · 202431.1#1 · 202436#34 · 202380%#47 · 2024
Indonesia71.3 yrs#48 · 202473.4 yrs#48 · 202469.2 yrs#43 · 202415.2#19 · 202417.7#19 · 20249.2#23 · 2024140#6 · 202385%#37 · 2024
Libya71.1 yrs#49 · 202472.7 yrs#51 · 202469.6 yrs#40 · 20247.9#44 · 20249.8#39 · 20245.2#40 · 202459#22 · 202389%#34 · 2024
Turkmenistan70.2 yrs#50 · 202473.0 yrs#49 · 202467.0 yrs#49 · 202430.4#4 · 202439.0#2 · 202422.3#3 · 20245#56 · 202399%#8 · 2024
Philippines69.9 yrs#51 · 202473.0 yrs#50 · 202467.0 yrs#50 · 202421.7#10 · 202426.5#10 · 202413.6#10 · 202484#13 · 202380%#49 · 2024
Botswana69.3 yrs#52 · 202471.9 yrs#52 · 202466.8 yrs#51 · 202432.1#3 · 202433.3#5 · 202417.6#5 · 2024155#4 · 202397%#12 · 2024
Gabon68.5 yrs#53 · 202471.2 yrs#54 · 202466.1 yrs#53 · 202425.9#6 · 202432.6#6 · 202416.3#6 · 2024233#1 · 202357%#56 · 2024
Fiji67.5 yrs#54 · 202469.5 yrs#57 · 202465.5 yrs#54 · 202423.5#8 · 202429.1#8 · 202415.0#8 · 202430#40 · 202391%#27 · 2024
Micronesia67.4 yrs#55 · 202471.3 yrs#53 · 202463.6 yrs#57 · 202420.3#11 · 202422.4#11 · 202411.6#17 · 2024129#8 · 202381%#46 · 2024
Tuvalu67.3 yrs#56 · 202470.9 yrs#55 · 202463.9 yrs#56 · 202416.5#15 · 202419.2#15 · 20248.7#26 · 2024170#3 · 202397%#13 · 2024
Marshall Islands67.1 yrs#57 · 202469.5 yrs#58 · 202465.0 yrs#55 · 202422.7#9 · 202426.7#9 · 202412.5#12 · 2024155#5 · 202388%#36 · 2024
South Africa66.3 yrs#58 · 202469.8 yrs#56 · 202462.8 yrs#58 · 202424.2#7 · 202435.1#4 · 202412.4#14 · 2024118#10 · 202376%#50 · 2024
Equatorial Guinea63.9 yrs#59 · 202465.9 yrs#59 · 202462.2 yrs#59 · 202447.6#1 · 202468.0#1 · 202426.3#2 · 2024174#2 · 202353%#57 · 2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Life expectancy59 countries
  1. 1Maldives81.3 yrs2024
  2. 2Albania79.8 yrs2024
  3. 3Armenia78.3 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 59Equatorial Guinea63.9 yrs2024
  2. 58South Africa66.3 yrs2024
  3. 57Marshall Islands67.1 yrs2024
Median country 74.5 yrs · group 76.0 yrs
  1. 1Maldives83.0 yrs2024
  2. 2Armenia81.7 yrs2024
  3. 3Albania81.6 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 59Equatorial Guinea65.9 yrs2024
  2. 58Marshall Islands69.5 yrs2024
  3. 57Fiji69.5 yrs2024
Median country 77.9 yrs · group 78.9 yrs
  1. 1Maldives79.9 yrs2024
  2. 2Albania77.9 yrs2024
  3. 3Kosovo76.0 yrs2024
Lowest
  1. 59Equatorial Guinea62.2 yrs2024
  2. 58South Africa62.8 yrs2024
  3. 57Micronesia63.6 yrs2024
Median country 70.6 yrs · group 73.3 yrs
Infant mortality59 countries
  1. 1Equatorial Guinea47.62024
  2. 2Dominica33.32024
  3. 3Botswana32.12024
Lowest
  1. 59Belarus1.82024
  2. 58Montenegro1.92024
  3. 57North Macedonia2.52024
Median country 11.2 · group 10.9
Under-5 mortality59 countries
  1. 1Equatorial Guinea68.02024
  2. 2Turkmenistan39.02024
  3. 3Dominica35.72024
Lowest
  1. 59Belarus2.32024
  2. 58Montenegro2.42024
  3. 57North Macedonia2.82024
Median country 12.9 · group 13.1
Neonatal mortality59 countries
  1. 1Dominica31.12024
  2. 2Equatorial Guinea26.32024
  3. 3Turkmenistan22.32024
Lowest
  1. 59Belarus0.72024
  2. 58Montenegro0.82024
  3. 57North Macedonia1.12024
Median country 7.4 · group 6.8
Maternal mortality58 countries
  1. 1Gabon2332023
  2. 2Equatorial Guinea1742023
  3. 3Tuvalu1702023
Lowest
  1. 58Belarus12023
  2. 57North Macedonia32023
  3. 56Turkmenistan52023
Median country 43 · group 57
  1. 1Cuba99%2024
  2. 2Iran99%2024
  3. 3Jordan99%2024
Lowest
  1. 58Montenegro23%2024
  2. 57Equatorial Guinea53%2024
  3. 56Gabon57%2024
Median country 90% · group 90%
HIV prevalence44 countries
  1. 1South Africa17.2%2024
  2. 2Botswana15.7%2024
  3. 3Gabon2.8%2024
Lowest
  1. 44Sri Lanka0.1%2024
  2. 43Serbia0.1%2024
  3. 42North Macedonia0.1%2024
Median country 0.4%
Tuberculosis58 countries
  1. 1Philippines6252024
  2. 2Mongolia4462024
  3. 3Marshall Islands4112024
Lowest
  1. 58Saint Lucia12024
  2. 57Grenada22024
  3. 56Tonga22024
Median country 46 · group 92
Health spending58 countries
  1. 1Tuvalu27.1%2023
  2. 2Marshall Islands13.4%2023
  3. 3Micronesia12.9%2023
Lowest
  1. 58Indonesia2.7%2023
  2. 57Gabon3.1%2023
  3. 56Equatorial Guinea3.5%2023
Median country 6.2% · group 6.0%
  1. 1Armenia80.5%2023
  2. 2Turkmenistan77.4%2023
  3. 3Equatorial Guinea66.0%2023
Lowest
  1. 58Tuvalu0.0%2023
  2. 57Marshall Islands1.1%2023
  3. 56Micronesia2.6%2023
Median country 30.1% · group 31.2%
Physicians54 countries
  1. 1Cuba9.542021
  2. 2Georgia5.642023
  3. 3Argentina5.112023
Lowest
  1. 54Equatorial Guinea0.152022
  2. 53Botswana0.382023
  3. 52Jamaica0.462023
Median country 1.90 · group 2.41
Hospital beds56 countries
  1. 1Belarus9.82023
  2. 2Mongolia8.62023
  3. 3Kazakhstan6.52020
Lowest
  1. 56Guatemala0.52023
  2. 55Dominican Republic0.82023
  3. 54Philippines1.02021
Median country 2.5 · group 4.5
Basic water54 countries
  1. 1Thailand100.0%2024
  2. 2Brazil100.0%2024
  3. 3Armenia99.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 54Mongolia86.1%2024
  2. 53Marshall Islands87.4%2024
  3. 52Jamaica87.6%2024
Median country 96.7% · group 95.9%
Basic sanitation53 countries
  1. 1Belarus99.7%2024
  2. 2Turkmenistan99.7%2024
  3. 3Maldives99.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 53Gabon57.4%2024
  2. 52Guatemala71.2%2024
  3. 51Botswana72.1%2024
Median country 92.8% · group 94.2%
Tobacco use51 countries
  1. 1Serbia39.7%2024
  2. 2North Macedonia39.6%2024
  3. 3Montenegro37.2%2024
Lowest
  1. 51Turkmenistan5.4%2024
  2. 50Paraguay6.4%2024
  3. 49Colombia8.0%2024
Median country 21.1% · group 21.5%
Road deaths56 countries
  1. 1Dominican Republic64.62019
  2. 2Tonga33.02019
  3. 3Thailand32.22019
Lowest
  1. 56Micronesia0.22019
  2. 55Maldives1.62019
  3. 54North Macedonia5.12019
Median country 15.2 · group 17.2