Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 55.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
55.14
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
155th
of 184 countries
All-time high
56.16
in 2019
All-time low
51.33
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Madagascar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 55.14 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Madagascar peaked at 56.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.33, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 155th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.33 | — |
| 2001 | 51.79 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.99 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.28 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 52.63 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.12 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.59 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.05 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.42 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 54.68 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.96 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 55.19 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.39 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.54 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.66 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.79 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.88 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.97 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.08 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.16 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 55.45 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 55.14 | -0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 55.14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.56, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 55.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.75, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.99 | 51.33 | 54.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.66 | 54.96 | 56.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.29 | 55.14 | 55.45 | 2 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Madagascar?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Madagascar was 55.14 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.16 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.33 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Madagascar ranks 155th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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