Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 51.45 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 51.45 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 51.81 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.95, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 176th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.95 | — |
| 2001 | 44.35 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.75 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.15 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 45.5 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 45.91 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.37 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 47 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 47.62 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 48.06 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 48.59 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 49.12 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.55 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 49.94 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.17 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.51 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 50.91 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.22 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.47 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.81 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 51.22 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 51.45 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.87 | 43.95 | 48.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.33 | 48.59 | 51.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.33 | 51.22 | 51.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 173 South Africa 52.76 compare
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- 177 Zimbabwe 51.25 compare
- 178 South Sudan 50.53 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Guinea-Bissau?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Guinea-Bissau was 51.45 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 51.81 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.95 in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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