Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 18.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Puerto Rico stood at 18.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Puerto Rico peaked at 19.12 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9 | — |
| 2001 | 16.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.31 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 17.38 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.36 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.46 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 17.83 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.97 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.96 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.27 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 18.05 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.41 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.32 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.5 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.81 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.72 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.25 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.12 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 19.07 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.7 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18.5 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.48 | 16.9 | 17.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.55 | 18.05 | 19.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Puerto Rico?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Puerto Rico was 18.5 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.12 in 2018.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Puerto Rico ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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