Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Malawi
Malawi: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 11.69 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
11.69
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
160th
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.24
in 2019
All-time low
9.99
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.69 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Malawi peaked at 12.24 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.99, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 160th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.99 | — |
| 2001 | 10.07 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.14 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.21 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.27 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.43 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.64 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 10.85 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.05 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.25 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.43 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.63 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.82 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.97 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.07 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.13 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.16 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.18 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.2 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.24 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.69 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.49 | 9.99 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.98 | 11.43 | 12.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.85 | 11.69 | 12 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Malawi?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Malawi was 11.69 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.99 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Malawi ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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