Healthy life expectancy at birth in Albania
Albania: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 66.69 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
66.69
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 185 countries
All-time high
68.41
in 2019
All-time low
64.48
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Albania stood at 66.69.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Albania peaked at 68.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.48, in 2000.
Albania ranks 40th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.48 | — |
| 2001 | 66.21 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 65.87 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.52 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.92 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.97 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 65.02 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.3 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.68 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.15 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 66.67 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.74 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.1 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.33 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.19 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.3 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.35 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.39 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.41 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.15 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 66.69 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.51 | 64.48 | 66.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.95 | 66.67 | 68.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.92 | 66.69 | 67.15 | 2 |
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More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,085 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1762 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5058 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Albania?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Albania was 66.69 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.41 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.48 in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Albania ranks 40th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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