Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in India

India: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 11.53 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
11.53
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
161st
of 184 countries
All-time high
13.6
in 2019
All-time low
11.53
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

0510152000201020212000: 12.72001: 12.72002: 12.82003: 12.82004: 12.92005: 132006: 132007: 12.92008: 12.92009: 13.12010: 13.22011: 13.22012: 13.32013: 13.32014: 13.32015: 13.52016: 13.62017: 13.62018: 13.52019: 13.62020: 132021: 11.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

India recorded 11.53 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 11.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in India peaked at 13.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.53, in 2021.

India ranks 161st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in India, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 12.7
2001 12.75 +0.4%
2002 12.81 +0.5%
2003 12.78 -0.3%
2004 12.89 +0.9%
2005 13 +0.8%
2006 13 -0.0%
2007 12.89 -0.8%
2008 12.91 +0.1%
2009 13.12 +1.7%
2010 13.2 +0.6%
2011 13.21 +0.0%
2012 13.27 +0.5%
2013 13.29 +0.1%
2014 13.34 +0.4%
2015 13.45 +0.8%
2016 13.55 +0.7%
2017 13.58 +0.2%
2018 13.54 -0.2%
2019 13.6 +0.4%
2020 13.05 -4.0%
2021 11.53 -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.89 12.7 13.12 10
2010s 13.4 13.2 13.6 10
2020s 12.29 11.53 13.05 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 158 Guyana 11.82 compare
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  4. 162 Haiti 11.52 compare
  5. 163 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.51 compare
  6. 164 Congo 11.45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in India?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in India was 11.53 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 13.6 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 11.53 in 2021.
How does India rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
India ranks 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India 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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