Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 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

02040602000201020212000: 51.32001: 51.82002: 522003: 52.32004: 52.62005: 53.12006: 53.62007: 54.12008: 54.42009: 54.72010: 552011: 55.22012: 55.42013: 55.52014: 55.72015: 55.82016: 55.92017: 562018: 56.12019: 56.22020: 55.42021: 55.1

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

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Madagascar, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 152 Benin 55.72 compare
  2. 153 Eritrea 55.42 compare
  3. 154 Côte d'Ivoire 55.41 compare
  4. 156 Nigeria 54.95 compare
  5. 157 Congo 54.84 compare
  6. 158 Malawi 54.67 compare

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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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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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