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Saudi Arabia - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 78.98

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

78.98 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1960

1.74×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319601970198019902000201020202024#161#572017 overtook United States2023 overtook New Caledonia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Saudi Arabia climbed from #161 to #57 (overtook United States). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1973
Oil embargo curated

Oil price quadruples, transforming the kingdom's revenues.

1986
Oil price crash curated

Prices collapse; budget deficits force austerity.

2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2017
Overtook United States in global rank auto
2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

2023
Overtook New Caledonia in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202445.3156.5367.7678.98

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