Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Portugal
Portugal: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 18.19 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 18.19 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Portugal peaked at 18.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.15, in 2000.
That places Portugal 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.15 | — |
| 2001 | 16.34 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.41 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.36 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.82 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 16.68 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 17.09 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 17.16 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.27 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.39 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 17.52 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.85 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 17.77 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.93 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.18 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.11 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.25 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.4 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.96 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 18.19 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.77 | 16.15 | 17.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.04 | 17.52 | 18.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.08 | 17.96 | 18.19 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Portugal?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Portugal was 18.19 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.15 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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