Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in China
China: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 68.58 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in China, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in China stood at 68.58. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in China peaked at 68.58 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.13, in 2000.
That places China 29th 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 birth in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.13 | — |
| 2001 | 63.41 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.7 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.93 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.17 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 64.6 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.28 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.75 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.92 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.28 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.51 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.82 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.16 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.43 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.7 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.93 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.08 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.23 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.34 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.45 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.51 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.58 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.62 | 63.13 | 66.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.67 | 66.51 | 68.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.55 | 68.51 | 68.58 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4108 % 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 0.3601 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.3406 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6968 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in China?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in China was 68.58 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68.58 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.13 in 2000.
- How does China rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- China ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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