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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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