Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Somalia
Somalia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 9.46 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.46
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
182nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
10.41
in 2019
All-time low
7.86
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 9.46 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Somalia peaked at 10.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.86, in 2011.
That places Somalia 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.53 | — |
| 2001 | 9.58 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.63 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.68 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.73 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.8 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.85 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.89 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.94 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.98 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.42 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 7.86 | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 9.36 | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 10.18 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 10.23 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.27 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.33 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.36 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.41 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.93 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.46 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.76 | 9.53 | 9.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.87 | 7.86 | 10.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7 | 9.46 | 9.93 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 179 Zimbabwe 10.39 compare
- 180 Afghanistan 9.88 compare
- 181 Eswatini 9.76 compare
- 183 Central African Republic 9.03 compare
- 184 Lesotho 8.95 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Somalia?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Somalia was 9.46 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Somalia ranks 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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