Healthy life expectancy at birth in Pakistan
Pakistan: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 56.89 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
56.89
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
146th
of 185 countries
All-time high
57.8
in 2019
All-time low
53.19
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Pakistan stood at 56.89.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Pakistan peaked at 57.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.19, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.19 | — |
| 2001 | 53.42 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.63 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.82 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 54.07 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.7 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.57 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.83 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 55.05 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 55.27 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.45 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 55.77 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 56 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.24 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.48 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.74 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.02 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.28 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.56 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.8 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.87 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 56.89 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.15 | 53.19 | 55.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.64 | 55.45 | 57.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.88 | 56.87 | 56.89 | 2 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 944.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.5 % 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 0.0436 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4933 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Pakistan?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Pakistan was 56.89 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.19 in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Pakistan ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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