Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Gabon
Gabon: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 56.26 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gabon is 56.26, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gabon peaked at 56.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50.04, in 2000.
That places Gabon 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.04 | — |
| 2001 | 50.06 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.36 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.52 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 50.95 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 51.76 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.27 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.58 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.71 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.08 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 53.51 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.82 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.34 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.87 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.32 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.54 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.76 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.99 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.14 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.38 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.26 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.43 | 50.04 | 53.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.17 | 53.51 | 56.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.33 | 56.26 | 56.4 | 2 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gabon?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gabon was 56.26 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.04 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Gabon ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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