Healthy life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 65.64 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
65.64
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
47th
of 185 countries
All-time high
66.35
in 2013
All-time low
61.21
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia stood at 65.64.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia peaked at 66.35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.21, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.21 | — |
| 2001 | 61.42 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.65 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.85 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.28 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.45 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.66 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.12 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.77 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.5 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.41 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 66.08 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.35 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.32 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.12 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.05 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.08 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.15 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.29 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.64 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.25 | 61.21 | 63.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.91 | 64.5 | 66.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.47 | 65.29 | 65.64 | 2 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0168 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia was 65.64 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.35 in 2013.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.21 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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