Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Japan

Japan: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 20.36 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
20.36
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.53
in 2020
All-time low
18.85
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

051015202000201020212000: 18.82001: 192002: 19.22003: 19.22004: 19.32005: 19.22006: 19.42007: 19.52008: 19.62009: 19.82010: 19.72011: 19.62012: 19.82013: 19.92014: 202015: 20.12016: 20.22017: 20.32018: 20.42019: 20.42020: 20.52021: 20.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Japan recorded 20.36 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Japan peaked at 20.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.85, in 2000.

Japan ranks 1st 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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in Japan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 18.85
2001 19.04 +1.0%
2002 19.19 +0.8%
2003 19.22 +0.1%
2004 19.33 +0.6%
2005 19.23 -0.5%
2006 19.44 +1.1%
2007 19.52 +0.4%
2008 19.55 +0.2%
2009 19.76 +1.1%
2010 19.69 -0.4%
2011 19.62 -0.4%
2012 19.78 +0.8%
2013 19.9 +0.6%
2014 20.04 +0.7%
2015 20.13 +0.4%
2016 20.22 +0.5%
2017 20.27 +0.2%
2018 20.35 +0.4%
2019 20.42 +0.3%
2020 20.53 +0.5%
2021 20.36 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.31 18.85 19.76 10
2010s 20.04 19.62 20.42 10
2020s 20.44 20.36 20.53 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 2 Singapore 20.33 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Korea 19.63 compare
  3. 4 Australia 19.1 compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Japan?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Japan was 20.36 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 20.53 in 2020.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 18.85 in 2000.
How does Japan rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
Japan ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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