Armenia: health and care

What is life expectancy in Armenia?

Life expectancy at birth in Armenia was 78.6 years in 2024, according to Armstat's life expectancy table. It was 77.7 years in 2023 and 75.1 years in 2022. Armstat publishes separate tables for men and women.

Life expectancy at birth is the number of years a newborn would live if death rates at each age stayed as they were in that year. It is a summary of mortality in the year, not a forecast. The 2020 and 2021 figures were lower, at 73.5 and 72.4 years.

Official sources: Armstat: Life expectancy at birth, total · Armstat: Life expectancy at birth, male · Armstat: Life expectancy at birth, female

What is the infant mortality rate in Armenia?

Armenia recorded 6.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to Armstat's infant mortality table. The rate was 6.6 in 2023 and 11.4 in 2010. For 2026 so far, the table shows 5.6.

The infant mortality rate counts deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 live births in the same period. Small changes from one year to the next can reflect the relatively small number of cases. The figure for the current year is cumulative and may change as the year goes on.

Official sources: Armstat: Infant mortality rate

What is the birth rate in Armenia?

Armenia's crude birth rate was 11.1 births per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Armstat's birth rate table, down from 12.3 in 2023. The total fertility rate was 1.7 children per woman in 2024, down from 1.9 in 2023.

The crude birth rate relates births to the whole population. The total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman would have over her life at the birth rates of that year. A rate of about 2.1 is usually cited as the level at which a population replaces itself without migration.

Official sources: Armstat: Crude birth rate · Armstat: Total fertility rate

How much does Armenia spend on health?

Armenia's current health expenditure was 9.3% of GDP in 2023, according to World Bank Open Data, based on WHO estimates. The country had 3.4 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022, according to the World Bank physicians series.

Current health expenditure covers spending on health goods and services from all sources, including government, insurance and households paying directly. It excludes capital spending such as building hospitals. The physician count includes generalist and specialist medical doctors.

Official sources: World Bank: Current health expenditure (% of GDP), Armenia · World Bank API: Physicians per 1,000 people, Armenia

How long do people live in Armenia?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2024, is 78.3 years. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 31st highest of 52 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 79.5 years. Worldwide: 50th of 193.

What is the infant mortality rate in Armenia?

In 2024, the infant mortality rate in Armenia was 8.5 per 1,000, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 3.4 per 1,000, and Armenia placed 7th highest of 51. Worldwide: 120th of 192.

What is the maternal mortality rate in Armenia?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 19.0 per 100,000. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 6.0 per 100,000, and Armenia placed 4th highest of 51. World rank, highest first: 123rd of 192.

What is Armenia's health spending?

In 2023, current health spending in Armenia was 9.3% of GDP, according to the WHO. The peak was 12.3% of GDP in 2021 and the low 5.5% of GDP in 2007. It is 14th highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 7.5% of GDP. World rank, highest first: 37th of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Armenia?

In 2023, out-of-pocket health spending in Armenia was 80.5%, according to the WHO. The peak was 84.8% in 2019 and the low 58.2% in 2007. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 22.0%, and Armenia placed 1st highest of 51. Worldwide: 1st of 191.

How many doctors does Armenia have?

The WHO puts the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Armenia at 3.4 per 1,000 in 2022. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 32nd highest of 42 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 3.7 per 1,000. Of 125 countries with 2022 data, 43rd highest.

How many hospital beds per person does Armenia have?

4.2 per 1,000: that is hospital beds per 1,000 people in Armenia for 2023, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 4.1 per 1,000 (2019) to 4.8 per 1,000 (2005). Europe & Central Asia median: 4.2 per 1,000; Armenia is 12th highest of 23. Of 73 countries with 2023 data, 17th highest.

What is the measles vaccination rate in Armenia?

WHO and UNICEF puts measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Armenia at 96.0% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2010, at 97.0%; its low point was 2006, at 92.0%. Europe & Central Asia median: 94.0%; Armenia is 14th highest of 51. Worldwide: 46th of 191.