Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Australia
Australia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 19.1 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
19.1
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 184 countries
All-time high
19.23
in 2020
All-time low
17.36
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 19.1 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Australia peaked at 19.23 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.36, in 2000.
Australia ranks 4th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.36 | — |
| 2001 | 17.53 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.51 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.72 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.78 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.85 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.93 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.11 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.03 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.33 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 18.41 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.38 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.54 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 18.68 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.64 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.63 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.78 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.82 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.81 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 19.23 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 19.1 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.82 | 17.36 | 18.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.67 | 18.38 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 | 19.1 | 19.23 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Australia?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Australia was 19.1 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.23 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.36 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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