Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Norway
Norway: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 71.16 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
71.16
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 184 countries
All-time high
71.2
in 2020
All-time low
67.83
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Norway recorded 71.16 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Norway peaked at 71.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.83, in 2000.
Norway ranks 6th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.83 | — |
| 2001 | 68.01 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.13 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.54 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.86 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.05 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.23 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 69.31 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.42 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.62 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.74 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.84 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.13 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.33 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.68 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.85 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.91 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.04 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.18 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.16 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8 | 67.83 | 69.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.58 | 69.74 | 71.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.18 | 71.16 | 71.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 3 Republic of Korea 72.45 compare
- 4 Iceland 71.37 compare
- 5 Luxembourg 71.23 compare
- 7 Switzerland 71.15 compare
- 8 Sweden 71.12 compare
- 9 Spain 71.11 compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9547 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1592 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.6676 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.318 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Norway?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Norway was 71.16 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.83 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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