Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Canada
Canada: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 18.48 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18.48
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.66
in 2019
All-time low
17.08
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Canada stood at 18.48.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Canada peaked at 18.66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.08, in 2000.
Canada ranks 15th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.08 | — |
| 2001 | 17.21 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.23 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.31 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.44 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.53 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.77 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 17.77 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.88 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.06 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.2 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.31 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 18.4 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.43 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.45 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.48 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.58 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.55 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.54 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.66 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.42 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 18.48 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.53 | 17.08 | 18.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.46 | 18.2 | 18.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.45 | 18.42 | 18.48 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Canada?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Canada was 18.48 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.66 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.08 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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