Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Bahamas
Bahamas: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 61.52 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
61.52
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
109th
of 184 countries
All-time high
64.01
in 2018
All-time low
61.52
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 61.52 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Bahamas peaked at 64.01 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.52, in 2021.
That places Bahamas 109th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.22 | — |
| 2001 | 62.34 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.71 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.05 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.14 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 63.51 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.5 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.83 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.74 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 63.61 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 63.55 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.53 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.6 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.72 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.45 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.66 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.69 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.89 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.01 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.78 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 63.26 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 61.52 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.16 | 62.22 | 63.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.49 | 61.78 | 64.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.39 | 61.52 | 63.26 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Bahamas?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Bahamas was 61.52 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 64.01 in 2018.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.52 in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Bahamas ranks 109th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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