Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 59.04 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
59.04
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
8th
of 11 groups
All-time high
60.52
in 2019
All-time low
56.68
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 59.04 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 60.52 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.68, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.68 | — |
| 2001 | 56.85 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 57.06 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 57.11 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.43 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 57.48 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.87 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.13 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.44 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.7 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 58.88 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.92 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.09 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.42 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.54 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.77 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.98 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.24 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.52 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.46 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 59.04 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.58 | 56.68 | 58.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.58 | 58.88 | 60.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.25 | 59.04 | 59.46 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 59.04 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.52 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.68 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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