Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Low income (World Bank)
Low income (World Bank): Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 55.28 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
55.28
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
55.89
in 2019
All-time low
46.6
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Low income (World Bank), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Low income (World Bank) recorded 55.28 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 55.89 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.6, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Low income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.6 | — |
| 2001 | 47.28 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.82 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 48.57 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.18 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 49.88 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 50.55 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.2 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 51.82 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.37 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.84 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 53.03 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 53.45 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 53.92 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.14 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.5 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.83 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.12 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 55.46 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 55.89 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.81 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.28 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.53 | 46.6 | 52.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.32 | 52.84 | 55.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.55 | 55.28 | 55.81 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Low income (World Bank)?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Low income (World Bank) was 55.28 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.89 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6 in 2000.
- How does Low income (World Bank) rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Low income (World Bank) ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income (World Bank) 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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