Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 12.85 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
12.85
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14.06
in 2019
All-time low
12.85
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 12.85 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 14.06 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.85, in 2021.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.28 | — |
| 2001 | 13.25 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.25 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.22 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.32 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.35 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.45 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.53 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.59 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.66 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.69 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.74 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.76 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.91 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.89 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.83 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 13.92 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.99 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.03 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.06 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.01 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 12.85 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.39 | 13.22 | 13.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.88 | 13.69 | 14.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.93 | 12.85 | 13.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- 4 Australia 19.1 compare
- 5 Iceland 19.08 compare
- 6 Switzerland 18.97 compare
- 7 Spain 18.86 compare
- 8 Luxembourg 18.83 compare
- 9 New Zealand 18.76 compare
- 10 Norway 18.71 compare
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 524 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14,992 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83,590 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 140.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 11.73 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 12.85 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.06 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.85 in 2021.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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