Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in World
World: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 14.74 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
14.74
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
15.8
in 2019
All-time low
14.28
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in World, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in World stood at 14.74.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in World peaked at 15.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.28, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.28 | — |
| 2001 | 14.34 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.36 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.48 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 14.58 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.8 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.91 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.96 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.08 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.13 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.25 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.36 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.46 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.55 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.59 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.67 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.71 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.75 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.27 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 14.74 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.62 | 14.28 | 15.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.53 | 15.13 | 15.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 14.74 | 15.27 | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 3 Republic of Korea 19.63 compare
- 4 Australia 19.1 compare
- 5 Iceland 19.08 compare
- 6 Switzerland 18.97 compare
- 7 Spain 18.86 compare
- 8 Luxembourg 18.83 compare
- 9 New Zealand 18.76 compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6519 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in World?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in World was 14.74 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.28 in 2000.
- How does World rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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