Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth

Papua New Guinea
57.48
in 2021
Uganda
57.22
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Uganda rank
143rd

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
0204060200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 57.48 against 57.22 in Uganda, a difference of 0.26.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and Uganda ranks 143rd of 184 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 56.01 46.77 9.23 Papua New Guinea
2010s 57.75 55.2 2.55 Papua New Guinea
2020s 57.85 57.46 0.3951 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Papua New Guinea, at 57.48 against 57.22 in Uganda as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
0.26, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and Uganda ranks 143rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed