Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 15.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
15.86
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
39th
of 184 countries
All-time high
17.78
in 2020
All-time low
13.9
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sri Lanka stood at 15.86.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.9, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 39th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.39 | — |
| 2001 | 14.71 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.81 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.71 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.9 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 14.63 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.63 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.77 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.72 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.85 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.05 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.08 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.24 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.27 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.35 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.58 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.67 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.82 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.05 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.78 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 15.86 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.61 | 13.9 | 14.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.43 | 15.05 | 16.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.82 | 15.86 | 17.78 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- 42 Nicaragua 15.79 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sri Lanka?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Sri Lanka was 15.86 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.78 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9 in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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