Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Finland
Finland: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 69.93 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Finland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Finland recorded 69.93 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Finland peaked at 70.19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.86, in 2000.
That places Finland 20th 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.86 | — |
| 2001 | 67.14 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.2 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.38 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.56 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.73 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.93 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.99 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.26 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.41 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.57 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.92 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.06 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.34 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.56 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.85 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.82 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.97 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.04 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.19 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.98 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.93 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.65 | 66.86 | 68.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.53 | 68.57 | 70.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.95 | 69.93 | 69.98 | 2 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Finland?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Finland was 69.93 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.19 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.86 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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