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Germany - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 80.79

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

Latest value

80.79 (2024)

Global rank

##48 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1960

1.17×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#7119601970198019902000201020202024#32#482020 overtook Greece2021 overtook Cyprus
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Germany climbed from #32 to #48 (overtook Greece). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2020
Overtook Greece in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Cyprus in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202469.0673.1477.2181.29

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