Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Colombia

Colombia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 15.48 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15.48
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
47th
of 184 countries
All-time high
17.41
in 2019
All-time low
15.48
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

0510152000201020212000: 15.62001: 15.62002: 15.72003: 15.72004: 15.92005: 15.92006: 162007: 16.22008: 16.32009: 16.62010: 16.72011: 172012: 17.12013: 17.22014: 17.22015: 17.12016: 17.22017: 17.32018: 17.42019: 17.42020: 16.32021: 15.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 15.48 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Colombia peaked at 17.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.48, in 2021.

Colombia ranks 47th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in Colombia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 15.61
2001 15.62 +0.1%
2002 15.75 +0.8%
2003 15.68 -0.5%
2004 15.87 +1.2%
2005 15.92 +0.4%
2006 16 +0.5%
2007 16.21 +1.3%
2008 16.3 +0.6%
2009 16.65 +2.1%
2010 16.67 +0.1%
2011 17 +2.0%
2012 17.09 +0.5%
2013 17.19 +0.6%
2014 17.15 -0.2%
2015 17.11 -0.3%
2016 17.24 +0.8%
2017 17.31 +0.4%
2018 17.37 +0.3%
2019 17.41 +0.2%
2020 16.26 -6.6%
2021 15.48 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.96 15.61 16.65 10
2010s 17.15 16.67 17.41 10
2020s 15.87 15.48 16.26 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 44 Bhutan 15.7 compare
  2. 45 Algeria 15.7 compare
  3. 46 Belize 15.49 compare
  4. 48 Uruguay 15.35 compare
  5. 49 Albania 15.34 compare
  6. 50 Ecuador 15.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Colombia?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Colombia was 15.48 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 17.41 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.48 in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
Colombia ranks 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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