Healthy life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 66.73 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
66.73
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
39th
of 185 countries
All-time high
69.25
in 2020
All-time low
60.39
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka stood at 66.73.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka peaked at 69.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.39, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.4 | — |
| 2001 | 63.3 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.88 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 63.93 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.39 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 64.03 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 63.93 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.31 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.75 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.09 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.52 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 65.24 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.76 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.92 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.19 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.39 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.61 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.72 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.92 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 67.09 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.25 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 66.73 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3 | 60.39 | 64.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.14 | 64.52 | 67.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.99 | 66.73 | 69.25 | 2 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.31 % 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 0.1247 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.7169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka was 66.73 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 69.25 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.39 in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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