Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Spain

Spain: Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health was 78.4 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
78.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
78.4
in 2019
All-time low
70
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Spain, 2004–2024

0204060802004201420242004: 702005: 70.62006: 71.32007: 71.92008: 752009: 74.82010: 75.62011: 76.32012: 75.92013: 76.22014: 76.62015: 772016: 77.82017: 78.32018: 77.92019: 78.42020: 77.62021: 77.52022: 77.92023: 78.42024: 78.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 78.4 for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Spain peaked at 78.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2004.

Spain ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.27 70 75 6
2010s 77 75.6 78.4 10
2020s 77.96 77.5 78.4 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 2 Malta 79.6 compare
  2. 3 Italy 79.4 compare
  3. 4 Ireland 79 compare
  4. 5 Luxembourg 78.4 compare
  5. 7 Finland 78 compare
  6. 7 Iceland 78 compare
  7. 7 Sweden 78 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

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All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Spain?
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Spain was 78.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 78.4 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2004.
How does Spain rank for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health?
Spain ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 645 data points, 2004–2024
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