Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Bhutan

Bhutan: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 15.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15.7
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 184 countries
All-time high
15.7
in 2021
All-time low
13.83
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Bhutan, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 13.82001: 14.12002: 14.32003: 14.42004: 14.52005: 14.62006: 14.72007: 14.82008: 14.92009: 14.92010: 152011: 152012: 15.12013: 15.12014: 15.12015: 15.12016: 15.12017: 15.12018: 15.22019: 15.22020: 15.52021: 15.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bhutan is 15.7, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bhutan peaked at 15.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.83, in 2000.

Bhutan ranks 44th of 184 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 (HALE) at age 60 in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in Bhutan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 13.83
2001 14.13 +2.2%
2002 14.28 +1.1%
2003 14.38 +0.6%
2004 14.47 +0.7%
2005 14.55 +0.6%
2006 14.66 +0.8%
2007 14.77 +0.7%
2008 14.86 +0.6%
2009 14.9 +0.3%
2010 14.98 +0.5%
2011 15.03 +0.4%
2012 15.07 +0.3%
2013 15.1 +0.2%
2014 15.11 +0.1%
2015 15.12 +0.0%
2016 15.13 +0.1%
2017 15.15 +0.1%
2018 15.17 +0.2%
2019 15.2 +0.2%
2020 15.46 +1.7%
2021 15.7 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.48 13.83 14.9 10
2010s 15.1 14.98 15.2 10
2020s 15.58 15.46 15.7 2

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 41 Antigua and Barbuda 15.81 compare
  2. 42 Nicaragua 15.79 compare
  3. 43 United States 15.71 compare
  4. 45 Algeria 15.7 compare
  5. 46 Belize 15.49 compare
  6. 47 Colombia 15.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bhutan?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Bhutan was 15.7 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 15.7 in 2021.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 13.83 in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
Bhutan ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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