Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Malaysia

Malaysia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 63.95 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
63.95
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
71st
of 184 countries
All-time high
67
in 2020
All-time low
63.95
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Malaysia, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 64.12001: 64.52002: 64.82003: 64.72004: 64.82005: 65.12006: 65.22007: 65.42008: 65.22009: 65.12010: 65.12011: 65.22012: 65.52013: 65.62014: 65.52015: 65.22016: 65.32017: 65.32018: 65.42019: 65.52020: 672021: 63.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 63.95 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Malaysia peaked at 67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.95, in 2021.

Malaysia ranks 71st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Malaysia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 64.13
2001 64.53 +0.6%
2002 64.76 +0.4%
2003 64.67 -0.1%
2004 64.85 +0.3%
2005 65.05 +0.3%
2006 65.24 +0.3%
2007 65.35 +0.2%
2008 65.19 -0.3%
2009 65.07 -0.2%
2010 65.08 +0.0%
2011 65.22 +0.2%
2012 65.49 +0.4%
2013 65.56 +0.1%
2014 65.5 -0.1%
2015 65.21 -0.4%
2016 65.3 +0.1%
2017 65.28 -0.0%
2018 65.37 +0.1%
2019 65.49 +0.2%
2020 67 +2.3%
2021 63.95 -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.88 64.13 65.35 10
2010s 65.35 65.08 65.56 10
2020s 65.47 63.95 67 2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 68 Azerbaijan 64.04 compare
  2. 69 Armenia 64.01 compare
  3. 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 63.98 compare
  4. 72 United States of America 63.91 compare
  5. 73 Serbia 63.87 compare
  6. 74 Romania 63.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Malaysia?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Malaysia was 63.95 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 67 in 2020.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 63.95 in 2021.
How does Malaysia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Malaysia ranks 71st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia 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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