Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Spain

Spain: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 18.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.86
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 184 countries
All-time high
19.18
in 2019
All-time low
17.4
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Spain, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 17.42001: 17.52002: 17.62003: 17.52004: 17.82005: 17.72006: 18.12007: 18.12008: 18.22009: 18.42010: 18.62011: 18.62012: 18.62013: 18.92014: 18.92015: 18.72016: 18.92017: 18.92018: 192019: 19.22020: 18.42021: 18.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Spain recorded 18.86 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Spain peaked at 19.18 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.4, in 2000.

That places Spain 7th 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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years) in Spain, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 17.4
2001 17.53 +0.7%
2002 17.56 +0.2%
2003 17.49 -0.4%
2004 17.8 +1.8%
2005 17.72 -0.5%
2006 18.11 +2.2%
2007 18.07 -0.2%
2008 18.23 +0.9%
2009 18.36 +0.8%
2010 18.55 +1.0%
2011 18.6 +0.3%
2012 18.6 -0.0%
2013 18.87 +1.5%
2014 18.91 +0.2%
2015 18.69 -1.1%
2016 18.94 +1.3%
2017 18.91 -0.2%
2018 18.96 +0.3%
2019 19.18 +1.2%
2020 18.38 -4.2%
2021 18.86 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.83 17.4 18.36 10
2010s 18.82 18.55 19.18 10
2020s 18.62 18.38 18.86 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 4 Australia 19.1 compare
  2. 5 Iceland 19.08 compare
  3. 6 Switzerland 18.97 compare
  4. 8 Luxembourg 18.83 compare
  5. 9 New Zealand 18.76 compare
  6. 10 Norway 18.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Spain?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Spain was 18.86 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 19.18 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4 in 2000.
How does Spain rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
Spain ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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